Donald Mckayle, 87, Broadway And Modern Dance Choreographer, Dies

ANITA GATES, NY Times: Dance
Tue, 04/10/2018 - 5:47pm

He wove the African-American experience, including the pain of discrimination, into modern dance and directed and choreographed the musical “Raisin.”

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