Pearl Primus
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Pearl Primus was a pioneering Trinidadian-American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist renowned for bringing African and African American dance traditions to the concert stage and using her work to confront racial injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pearl Primus canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trinidadian-American person
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anthropologist ⓘ choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1919-11-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeAdvocated |
civil rights
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racial equality ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1994-10-29 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in anthropology ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hunter College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
Brooklyn College
NERFINISHED
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Five College Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunter College NERFINISHED ⓘ New Dance Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American dance
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African dance ⓘ anthropology ⓘ dance ⓘ |
| founded | Pearl Primus Dance Language Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African dance
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Caribbean dance ⓘ modern dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
African American folk culture
NERFINISHED
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African cultural traditions ⓘ Caribbean folk culture ⓘ |
| movement | modern dance ⓘ |
| name | Pearl Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing African and African American dance to the concert stage
ⓘ
using dance to address racial injustice ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hard Time Blues
NERFINISHED
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Strange Fruit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Negro Speaks of Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
African diaspora cultures
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traditional African dance ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Percival Borde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
concert dance
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theatrical performance ⓘ |
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