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some of my fav pieces of the “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy” exhibit at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC <3

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Today We Honor Tania León Afro Latina Tania León is a Cuban born American Pulitzer Prize Composer and Conductor, who won the award in 2021 for ‘Stride,’ her orchestral work inspired by Susan B. Anthony’s activism. León is an educator at the City University of New York and the founding Composer of Composer Now, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating living composers. “The beat must go on. Specifically, the one toward the end of the last section.”That’s composer Tania León’s only note for the New York Philharmonic at a recent rehearsal in freshly finished David Geffen Hall. The Kennedy Center honoree has been an unstoppable force in expanding the possibilities of what American “classical” music can — and ought to — sound like. Since arriving in the United States from Cuba as a 24-year-old refugee, León, 79, has become one of the most essential voices in American classical music. Over her prolific 50-year career, León has composed orchestral, chamber and choral works, and operas and ballets — music that draws partially from decades of classical training, but most potently from her own sharp musical instincts, which fuse the rhythms and colors of the folk music she grew up listening to in Havana with a mesmerizing modernism. In the 1969-1970 photo shown in this post, Tania León (center) with Karel Shook (left) and Arthur Mitchell (right), founders of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, working on the score of León’s first ballet, ‘Tones.’ CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #tanialeón #kennedycenterhonors #afrolatina #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke #blacktwitter #kennedycenter https://www.instagram.com/p/ClyLzjNOVL2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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An interesting take on our 3 Ruffle Petticoat, made in our client’s batik material. For the WA National Opera’s prodcution of Carmen. #periodcorsetscustoms #operacostume #carmen #kennedycenter #opera #rufflepetticoat #custompetticoat #customcostumes #batik (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbeZTFvHzA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tallchief (#Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa) was an #American ballerina. She was considered America's first major prima ballerina, and was the first #NativeAmerican to hold the rank. Her father was of the Osage Nation. Her mother was #Scottish & #Irish. Almost from birth, Tallchief was involved in dance, starting formal lessons at age 3. When she was 8, her family relocated from her birth home of Fairfax, Oklahoma, to Los Angeles to advance the careers of her and her younger sister, Marjorie. At 17, she moved to New York City in search of a spot with a major ballet company, and, at the urging of her superiors, took the name #MariaTallchief. She spent the next five years with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, where she met legendary choreographer #GeorgeBalanchine. When Balanchine co-founded what would become the New York City Ballet in 1946, Tallchief became the company's first star. With Balanchine's difficult choreography and her passionate dancing, she revolutionized the ballet. Her 1949 role in #TheFirebird catapulted her to the top of the ballet world, establishing her as a prima ballerina. Her role as the #SugarplumFairy in #TheNutcracker transformed the ballet into being America's most popular which would later turn into a Christmas tradition. She traveled the world, becoming the first American to perform in Moscow's Bolshoi Theater. She made regular appearances on American TV before she retired in 1966. After retiring from dance, she was active in promoting ballet in Chicago. She served as director of ballet for the Lyric Opera of Chicago for most of the 1970s, and debuted the Chicago City Ballet in 1981. She was honored by the people of Oklahoma with multiple statues and an honorific day. She was inducted in the #NationalWomensHallofFame and received a National Medal of Arts. In 1996, she received a #KennedyCenter Honor for lifetime achievements. Her life has been the subject of multiple documentaries and biographies. 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🩰🎖#WomensHistoryMonth #mixedgirls #mixedhistory (at Women's History Month - March) https://www.instagram.com/p/CapycRTldct/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Kennedy Center Announces 2022-2023 Jazz Season

The upcoming jazz season at the Kennedy Center in Washington will include performances by Chucho Valdés, George Benson, and Christian McBride.

azz series in Washington, DC includes performances by Chucho Valdés, George Benson, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Esperanza Spalding, and others.

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Nancy Reagan greets Cicely Tyson as President Ronald Reagan greets Miles Davis, White House reception for Kennedy Center Honorees/guests, 12/7/1986, Reagan Presidential Library, NARA ID 75855191.

President Jimmy Carter greets Cicely Tyson at State dinner honoring Alhaji Shehu Shagari, the President of Nigeria, Carter Presidential Library, NARA ID 847603.

President and Nancy Reagan with Harlem-born Cicely Tyson and Dance Theater of Harlem founder/director Arthur Mitchell, at the Kennedy Center,  2/10/1981, Reagan Library, NARA ID 75856659.

President Reagan greets Cicely Tyson and Miles Davis, Washington Charities Dinner, 6/15/1984, Reagan Library, NARA ID 75853451.

We Remember Cicely Tyson

“My art had to both mirror the times and propel them forward. I was determined to do all I could to alter the narrative about Black people — to change the way Black women in particular were perceived, by reflecting our dignity.” 

“I was on the stage. Every play I did had to do with the civil rights movement. Every single piece addressed it.” 

--Cicely Tyson, from here and here. 

See related:

Ancestors from the West Indies: A Historical and Genealogical Overview, Prologue story by archivist Damani Davis.

Excerpt: [E]xamples can be used to illustrate the diverse experiences of individuals and families who emigrated from the Caribbean to the United States. Actress Cicely Tyson’s father, William Tyson, is documented arriving at the Port of New York from Nevis. 

#RIPCicelyTyson

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Lucy and Gary with President and Mrs. Reagan at the Kennedy Center Honors, December 1986. #lucilleball #lucyball #ronaldreagan #nancyreagan #garymorton #kennedycenter #kennedycenterhonors #1986 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqA9vEH4eV/?igshid=14yc7g1bhxrle

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Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus: The Musical for lunch! Only two weeks until the premiere at the #kennedycenter and then coming to a theatre near you (maybe). #lunchbags #lunchbag #lunchbagart #lunchdoodles #lunchbagcustom #kidslunches #instart #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B4s8V4ID5zF/?igshid=hw0ys63nbx3u