Talley Beatty (22 December 1918 – 29 April 1995) was born in Cedar Grove, Louisiana, a section of Shreveport, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He is considered one of the greatest of African American choreographers, and also bears the titles dancer, doctor, and dance company director. After studying under Katherine Dunham and Martha Graham, Beatty went on do solo work and choreograph his own works which center on the social issues, experiences, and everyday life of African Americans.[1] Beatty and his technique and style of dancing were both praised and criticized by critics and dancers of his day.
^Maleaney P. White-Dixon, "Beatty, Talley", in International Encyclopedia of Danc Vol. 1, ed. Selma Jeanine Cohen (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998),396.
TalleyBeatty (22 December 1918 – 29 April 1995) was born in Cedar Grove, Louisiana, a section of Shreveport, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He is...
directed by Maya Deren. Shot in black-and-white, the film stars TalleyBeatty. TalleyBeatty Everleth, Everleth (3 May 2010). "Anthology Film Archives' Essential...
former principal dancer with the Katherine Dunham, Agnes de Mille and TalleyBeatty dance companies and has performed in the United States and around the...
dancer and choreographer TalleyBeatty, whose last movement is a leap across the screen back to the natural world. Deren and Beatty met through Katherine...
first half of the program and a ballet entitled Tropic Death, with TalleyBeatty, in the second half. Upon returning to Chicago, the company performed...
period (c. 1946–1957), José Limón, Pearl Primus, Merce Cunningham, TalleyBeatty, Erick Hawkins, Anna Sokolow, Anna Halprin, and Paul Taylor introduced...
on July 4, 1944, are Talley's Folly, a one-act dialogue between Sally Talley and her husband-to-be, Matthew Friedman, and Talley & Son, the story of a...
shared with choreographer Ernest Parham, with headlining guest artist TalleyBeatty. The performance included Ailey's first masterpiece, Blues Suite, which...
nominations for Best Book of a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical, with TalleyBeatty nominated for Best Choreography. Your Arms Too Short to Box with God...
New York (1945), whose teachers included Dunham, Lavinia Williams, TalleyBeatty, Tommy Gomez, Archie Savage and Marie Bryant. He also studied with José...
of the abovementioned artists as well as newcomers Donald McKayle, TalleyBeatty, and Daniel Nagrin. From its inception during the Great Depression through...
Terry Sanford (1991) Donald McKayle, presented by Maya Angelou (1992) TalleyBeatty, presented by Vinnette Carroll (1993) Trisha Brown, presented by Robert...
Deux": The Dialogue between Maya Deren's Experimental Filmmaking and TalleyBeatty's Black Ballet Dancer in A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945)"....
dance while integrating African elements. In the 1960s, Alvin Ailey, TalleyBeatty, and Donald McKayle appeared at BAM. These artists were based at the...
Onna White Music Is Patricia Birch Your Arms Too Short to Box with God TalleyBeatty 1978 (32nd) Dancin' Bob Fosse The Act Ron Lewis Ain't Misbehavin' Arthur...
Ulysses Dove, Karole Armitage, George Faison, Uri Sands, Elisa Monte, TalleyBeatty, Katherine Dunham, Donald Byrd, and Twyla Tharp (whose work The Golden...
Dunham’s company, which at the time included dancer/ choreographer TalleyBeatty, into the limelight. The concert highlighted different cultures of the...
and echoed in the rhythm and themes of Alvin Ailey, Donald McKayle, TalleyBeatty, Dianne McIntyre, Elo Pomare and others. Her work has also been reimagined...
vision, including ballet artists Vicente Nebrada and Alberto Alonso; TalleyBeatty and Anna Sokolow from modern dance; Paco Fernandez and Jose Coronado...
Kurt Weill (music) and Bertolt Brecht (lyrics) Peter Gennaro – Annie TalleyBeatty – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God Patricia Birch – Music Is Onna...
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