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Baba Chuck Davis, who built a global dance legacy in Durham, passed away at age eighty on Mother's Day. Davis immersed himself in the cultures and art forms of Western Africa, and brought them back to teach and stage in the United States. He is known for performances by his African American Dance Ensemble, and DanceAfrica, an annual festival he created to showcase the dance and music of the African diaspora.
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28889
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The Black Folk Heritage Tour, managed by the North Carolina Arts Council’s Folk Life Section, is performing for its third year throughout the state. Performances trace the development of African-American music and dance, and feature traditional art forms firmly rooted in the rural South.
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2696
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Organized in Winston-Salem in 1989 by Larry Leon Hawkins, the National Black Theater Festival is a showcase for Afro-American theater artists, including playwrights, actors, producers, and directors.
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6232
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Louise Anderson is a nationally known Afro-American storyteller whose tales have delighted listeners at festivals and stage appearances. Moffett discusses Anderson's evolution as a storyteller and elements of her art as contained in three characteristic tales. The North Carolina Arts Council honored her with the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award for 1993.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Spring 1993,
p23-24
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