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An Interview with Carmencita Romero.

Title
  1. An Interview with Carmencita Romero.
Published by
  1. New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1983.

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Additional authors
  1. Romero, Carmencita, 1914- 2001
  2. Demby, Dorothy
  3. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (65 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Carmencita Romero discusses her long career in dance. Born Lily Butler in Chicago, Ill. Romero began dancing as a child and at 18 joined the Katherine Dunham Company where she learned the techniques that shaped her career as a dancer and choreographer. She talks at length about her work in the Broadway production of Cabin in the Sky. Romero also discusses the racism that often limited her work as an artist. Other career highlights include her dance research in Cuba, working in Japan as a choreographer and teacher, living and working in Italy and establishing dance schools in Chicago, Tokyo and Rome. At the time of the interview Romero was teaching at Spelman College and working to promote dance education for children.
Subject
  1. Romero, Carmencita, 1914- 2001 -- Interviews
  2. Dunham, Katherine
  3. African American dancers
  4. African American choreographers
  5. Dance -- United States
  6. Choreographers -- United States -- Interviews
  7. Dance teachers -- United States -- Interviews
  8. African Americans -- Dancing
  9. Dance -- Study and teaching
  10. Dance -- Cuba
  11. Dance companies -- United States
Genre/Form
  1. Interviews.
  2. Oral histories.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual DVD-225
Biography (note)
  1. Dance teacher and choreographer.
Title
  1. An Interview with Carmencita Romero.
Imprint
  1. New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1983.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
Type of carrier
  1. videodisc
Digital file characteristics
  1. videofile DVD video
Performer
  1. Interviewer, Doroty Demby.
Biography
  1. Dance teacher and choreographer.
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Added author
  1. Romero, Carmencita, 1914- 2001, interviewee.
  2. Demby, Dorothy, interviewer.
  3. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual DVD-225
  2. Sc Visual VRB 365 U-matic
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