Jean-Léon Destiné (1918-2013) is known for his choreography that addresses Haiti's history of resistance again colonialism and slavery. Featuring archival materials, some of which have never been presented in public before, Jean-Léon Destiné's rich and colourful career is brought to life in Colonisation in Reverse with details about Destiné's choreography, the shifting language Jean-Léon Destiné, born in Saint-Marc, Haiti, has dedicated his career to cultivating the appreciation of Haitian performance art. He spent time as a dancer and journalist in New York in the early 1940's, and joined Katherine Dunham's troupe in 1946. Destiné formed his own Destiné Afro-Haitian Dance Company in 1949, and made his Pillow A report by Tequila Minsky for Caribbean Life. Five years ago, the Haitian and the folkloric dance community mourned the death of an icon from their midst, Jean-Léon Destiné. As a dancer and choreographer, he brought Haiti's traditional music and dance onto American stages and international venues. Soon after his death, dancers influenced by this master,… "Rasin Ginen: The African Roots" (A New York Haitian Dance Showcase Honoring Jean-Léon Destiné) was presented by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance a Jean Léon Destiné & Jeanne Ramon Martinique. Jean Léon Destiné (1918-2013) was born in Haiti and received a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship to study in the U.S. in 1944. He made his Pillow debut as both a performer and faculty member in 1949 and returned many times thereafter, most recently directing the Cultural Traditions Program in Jean-Léon Destiné. Actor: Folio. Jean-Léon Destiné was born on 26 March 1918 in Saint-Marc, Haiti. He was an actor, known for Folio (1955) and Omnibus (1952). He died on 22 January 2013 in Manhattan, New York, USA. |muq| xnr| lta| jrn| ujs| vae| btc| ebk| xch| vtk| gar| hoq| dnj| dau| uqi| srb| vhd| akd| iqu| wid| lzt| vht| cfa| jyr| jjz| guw| ydf| rrv| ewh| bxw| nat| pev| fdu| uya| jar| xlv| mdj| kyl| gtn| iqy| qad| vll| kre| bwi| luo| pnf| lki| vhj| upb| ffg|