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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pearl Primus Context triple: [Denishawn, notableStudent, Pearl Primus]
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Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham was a pioneering African American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist who revolutionized modern dance by integrating Caribbean and African diasporic movement into concert performance and founded one of the first Black modern dance companies in the United States.
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
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C.
Eslanda Goode Robeson
Eslanda Goode Robeson was an American anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist known for her internationalist work on race and colonialism and her partnership with artist-activist Paul Robeson.
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D.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis was a pioneering American modern dance artist and choreographer who helped found the Denishawn School, profoundly influencing the development of modern dance in the early 20th century.
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E.
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dance choreographer and performer known for developing the fall-and-recovery technique and shaping the evolution of contemporary dance in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pearl Primus Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham was a pioneering African American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist who revolutionized modern dance by integrating Caribbean and African diasporic movement into concert performance and founded one of the first Black modern dance companies in the United States.
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B.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
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C.
Eslanda Goode Robeson
Eslanda Goode Robeson was an American anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist known for her internationalist work on race and colonialism and her partnership with artist-activist Paul Robeson.
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D.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis was a pioneering American modern dance artist and choreographer who helped found the Denishawn School, profoundly influencing the development of modern dance in the early 20th century.
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E.
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dance choreographer and performer known for developing the fall-and-recovery technique and shaping the evolution of contemporary dance in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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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
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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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Subject: Pearl Primus Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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