Whimsical Dances

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anna Sokolow's Players' Project
NYC

Photo: Ron Williams

 

Evolution of Ragtime
1952
(20 minutes) male/female duet,
1 narrator, 1 pianist

Music: Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton

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"Anna proved that social dance forms have an inherent dramatic power when they are artfully used as an expression of the
society that created them."

Clive Barnes, New York Times

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"One realized that Sokolow possesses a droll sense of humor, and that this 35 year old gem
of a dance predates many a social dance takeoff by such artists as Mark Taylor and Twyla Tharpe."

Pamela Sommers, Washington Post

 


Session For Six
1958
(8:30 minutes) 5 to 10 dancers

Music: William Cantanzaro
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"In the beginning, a sextet pranced about as if performing a takeoff on a ballet class, but then the dancers
turned to a sparkling jazz spin off that sent everyone away well satisfied and happy.

Jennie Schulman, Back Stage
           

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Section 1
(3:50)
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Section 2
(4:45)


 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridgewater State College, MA

Photo: Matt Green

 
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