Les Ballets Nègres
This performance, presented by the pioneering Black dance company Les Ballets Nègres, included three pieces, Blood, Market Day and De Prophet. The latter was based on a true incident that occurred in Jamaica. The ballet told the story of a religious maniac who tries to impress village converts by flying to heaven, and is eventually jailed as a 'lunatic'. Blood, also set on a West Indian island, made use of drums and 'tribal dances' to portray the voodoo cult which evoked memories of cultural belonging in the main female character.
Part of the following collection(s):
Digitised items selection
Physical Description: 1 programme (TFRS 177)
1 review (with photo) (TFRS 178), 1 photo (TFRS 054), 1 programme from 1952 (TFRS 179)
This performance, presented by the pioneering Black dance company Les Ballets Nègres, included three pieces, Blood, Market Day and De Prophet. The latter was based on a true incident that occurred in Jamaica. The ballet told the story of a religious maniac who tries to impress village converts by flying to heaven, and is eventually jailed as a 'lunatic'. Blood, also set on a West Indian island, made use of drums and 'tribal dances' to portray the voodoo cult which evoked memories of cultural belonging in the main female character.
Part of the following collection(s):
Digitised items selection
Physical Description: 1 programme (TFRS 177) 1 review (with photo) (TFRS 178), 1 photo (TFRS 054), 1 programme from 1952 (TFRS 179)