Sada Yacco: the American tour, 1899-1900

Article Abstract:

Sada Yacco, the Japanese dancer and actress, acquired her legendary status during a Europe-America tour in 1899-1900. The tour, made with her actor-manager husband Otojiro Kawakami and the Japanese Players, won Yacco acclaim for her grace and deftness. The stylized movements of oriental dance left a deep impression on dancers such as Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis who were to rewrite Western dance aesthetics. 'The Geisha and the Knight,' which was said to have parallels in Yacco's real life, was particularly popular.

Criticism and interpretation, Japanese drama, Yacco, Sada, Kawakami, Otojiro

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Sada Yacco in London and Paris, 1900: Le Reve Realise

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The performances of Japanese dancer and actress Sada Yaco during 1900 in London and Paris established her as the best dancer from the Orient. Her European tour was full of hardship and distress but it helped establish her as the undisputed oriental star of the early 1900s. Interviews with Yaco and her husband were printed in newspapers such as Era and The Loyalist. Yaco used her role in theater to advocate women's rights.

Japan, Sado Yacco

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Doris Humphery at Green Mansions, 1947

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Meli Davia Kaye descibes her experiences participating in dance performances under the direction of Doris Humphrey at Green Mansions, New York in 1947. Ernie Gluksman was a three-time director at the Green Mansions Theater. Among the pieces performed were 'The Shakers' and 'A Little Fool in a Trance.' The conflicts and highlights of the twelve-week event are described.

Dance production, Humphrey, Doris

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