Creating American Identities Primary Sources

The Creating American Identities module was written by Ann Dils. 

Images

Martha Graham

Pearl Primus

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Video

Texts

Martha Graham

• I am a Dancer
• American Document

Pearl Primus

• The Negro Speaks of Rivers
• The Borzoi Book of Modern Dance – New Leaders: Pearl Primus
• My Statement
• African American Concert Dance – The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond
• Strange Fruit
• Hard Time Blues

Jawole Willa Jo Zolla

• Artistic Influences and Company Development

Other

• Movement Analysis Worksheet
• “Words for Movement”
• Sklar, D. “Movement Observation Guidelines”
• Siegel, M. (1991). “Rethinking Movement Analysis”, Unpublished manuscript used with author’s permission (excerpt).