Marian Hannah Winter
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Marian Hannah Winter was an American dance
historian
. She has been called one of "the [two] foremost names in American dance history."
In the 1940s, dance historian Lincoln Kirstein
solicited Winter to write for Dance Index, a magazine he headed. In contrast to Kirstein's analytical or polemical approach to history, Winter was more of an archivist.
One of Winter's most influential works is "Juba and American Minstrelsy", published in 1947. The article sketches the life of Master Juba
, a black American dancer active in the mid-19th century. Winter argues that Juba introduced African elements to American dance forms and, in the process, created a new, distinctly American style. The article thus attempts to "[re-appropriate] for black culture what is otherwise generally seen as racist theft."
Winter moved to France in her later years. There, she published The Theater of the Marvels in both English- and French-language editions. She died in Paris
.
Dance History
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historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. She has been called one of "the [two] foremost names in American dance history."
In the 1940s, dance historian Lincoln Kirstein
Lincoln Kirstein
Lincoln Edward Kirstein was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, and cultural figure in New York City...
solicited Winter to write for Dance Index, a magazine he headed. In contrast to Kirstein's analytical or polemical approach to history, Winter was more of an archivist.
One of Winter's most influential works is "Juba and American Minstrelsy", published in 1947. The article sketches the life of Master Juba
Master Juba
Master Juba was an African American dancer active in the 1840s. He was one of the first black performers in the United States to play onstage for white audiences and the only one of the era to tour with a white minstrel group...
, a black American dancer active in the mid-19th century. Winter argues that Juba introduced African elements to American dance forms and, in the process, created a new, distinctly American style. The article thus attempts to "[re-appropriate] for black culture what is otherwise generally seen as racist theft."
Winter moved to France in her later years. There, she published The Theater of the Marvels in both English- and French-language editions. She died in Paris
Paris
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