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Local filmmaker, M. J. Washington,
invites you to join her on
Thursday, November 5th @ 6:30 PM
when she debuts her
documentary film titled,
Janet Collins:
To Dance
is to Live!
Janet Collins was the 1st African American Prima Ballerina
with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The upcoming documentary, Janet Collins: To Dance is to Live, will highlight the life and accomplishments of an exceptional, world class dancer whom, today, many have never heard of.
However, in 1951, New York's Metropolitan Opera would - for the first time - feature an African American dancer as prima ballerina with their company. Her name was Janet Collins.
In addition to showing rare dance footage of Miss Collins, Janet Collins:To Dance is to Live will also enable you to hear from others, in the dance community, who were impacted by Miss Collins in some way.
Above Photo: Janet Collins, prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, danced in "La Gioconda."
 
The event will be held at
WQED Multimedia in Oakland,
located at 4802 Fifth Avenue.
The program will begin at 6:30 PM.
Tickets are $17.00 for Adults
and $12.00 for Students and Seniors
*This event is sponsored by
First Commonwealth Bank.
For additional information and to RSVP,
please contact M.J. Washington
at 412-638-0823
or at 4realwomenfilm@gmail.com
ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
Who is Your Favorite Dancer and Why?
2 Winners Selected!
My favorite dancer(s) of all time is the Hines Brothers, both Gregory and Maurice Hines, dancing together or seperately was wonderful to watch. The dance segments they did in The Cotton Club Movie, as well as their various guest shots on TV were very uplifting. The dancers simply flowed and it was like watching a song sung by their feet. - Willina W.
Katherine Dunham inspired generations of Black men and women dancers and set the world of dance on fire for nearly a century. She was more than a dancer; she is choreographer, songwriter, author, educator and activist who was trained as an anthropologist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century and has been called the "Matriarch and Queen Mother of Black Dance." - Denise J
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