http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/jawole willa jo zollar Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1138487 This report, aired on NPR in 2002, discusses the influence of choreographer Pearl Primus on contemporary choreographers. Excerpts from an interview with the now deceased Primus, as well as a focus on (retro)spective choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar make this an extremely valuable recording. RealPlayer is required to listen. lcinstitute Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:40:21 +0000 retrospective pear primus jawole willa jo zollar audio http://www.danceexchange.org/ UBW founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar has had a major influence on artists of her own generation, such as Liz Lerman of Liz Lerman’s Dance Exchange. Liz states that Jawole has inspired her "to create change" in the artistic life of her Jewish community. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:00:06 +0000 retrospective ubw urban bush women jawole willa jo zollar liz lerman liz lerman's dance exchange http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/index.html Zollar is prominently featured in "Free to Dance," a three-part 2001 PBS documentary about the influence of African American choreographers and dancers on various forms of American art. Pearl Primus, influential social activist and choreographer and the subject of Walking with Pearl, and Alvin Ailey, with whom UBW has worked, are also featured. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:24:25 +0000 retrospective ubw urban bush women jawole willa jo zollar alvin ailey pearl primus african dance choreographers african american choreographers http://www.diannemcintyre.com/ After graduating from college, Zollar studied in New York with Dianne McIntyre, where she became imbued with a love for the energy of African dance. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:58:21 +0000 retrospective jawole willa jo zollar zollar's influences african dance dianne mcintyre choreographers http://www2.gol.com/users/keitakei/kei.html After graduating from college, Zollar studied in New York with Kei Takei. From the Japanese-born Takei she learned the importance of cross-cultural influences in dance. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:57:15 +0000 retrospective jawole willa jo zollar zollar's influences kei takei choreographers http://www.theatrehistory.com/french/artaud001.html Zollar’s concept of "culture as a catalyst" was strengthened by her readings of Antonin Artaud, playwright (among other things) and advocate of surrealism and the breaking down of barriers between artist and audience. Her own thinking about the radical presentation of social and political dimensions in art was influenced by his writings. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:56:05 +0000 jawole willa jo zollar retrospective antonin artaud zollar's influences surrealism http://www.nathanielturner.com/legacyfreesouttheater.htm Zollar studied the social influence of collectives like the Free Southern Theater, which originated in Jackson, Mississippi, and later moved to New Orleans. The organization has been in the forefront of the Black Arts Movement and the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:46:52 +0000 retrospective jawole willa jo zollar free southern theater black arts movement civil rights movement http://www.deborahhay.com/bio.html Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's early influences included Deborah Hay, who led Zollar to explore the dance potential of everyday movement patterns. lcinstitute Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:45:29 +0000 retrospective jawole willa jo zollar zollar's influences deborah hay choreographers http://www.urbanbushwomen.org/home.html The official site of Urban Bush Women includes a wide range of information and is an ideal jumping-off point for further research. The site includes background, mission and history, current programs like the Summer Institute and Project Next Generation, a schedule of performances, organizational information, articles from Dance Magazine and Essence and a profile of founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. lcinstitute Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:15:23 +0000 urban bush women retrospective jawole willa jo zollar ubw