His writings have appeared in the Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History, and the Village Voice. He organized the dance history program at the Ailey School, and is editor of Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance. Also a performer and choreographer, DeFrantz has taught at NYU an
His writings have appeared in the Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History, and the Village Voice. He organized the dance history program at the Ailey School, and is editor of Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance. Also a performer and choreographer, DeFrantz has taught at NYU and Stanford University. Thomas DeFrantz earned degrees from Yale, the City University of New York, and the Performance Studies Department of New York University. He is currently Associate Professor of Theater Arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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- Author : Thomas F. DeFrantz
- Rating : 4.74 (973 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-4-22
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 320 Pages
- Asin : 0195154193
- Language : English
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