Last Chance to Dance! at Detroit Institute of Arts “Dance! American Art 1830–1960” enters final weeks – ends June 12
Updated May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 (Detroit)—There fewer than two weeks left to see the popular special exhibition “Dance! American Art 1830–1960” at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). The multimedia exhibition, organized by the DIA, showcases more than 90 paintings, sculptures, photographs and costumes brought together for the first time to celebrate and explain the important place of dance in American culture.
The artworks explore dance through diverse segments of American culture, including indigenous North American and African American dance forms; paintings featuring dance superstars; works by Harlem Renaissance artists; and modern objects.
“This is the first major exhibition to explore visual art related to American dance. Dance has such a rich history and has touched all segments of American society,” said Salvador Salort-Pons, DIA director. “This exhibition is not only about the representation of the art of dance, it explores how artists were inspired by how Americans move, how they interacted with each other and experienced the rhythm of music.”
Seven videos include historic footage and contemporary dancers demonstrating American ballet, tap and Detroit’s dance legacies. These include Hardcore Detroit; Amber Neumann, with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago; Russ Tallchief, Osage Nation, director of Student Engagement, Inclusion and Multicultural Programs, Oklahoma City University; Francesca Harper, performer and artistic director, The Francesca Harper Project; and Thomas F. DeFrantz, chair of African and African American Studies and professor of Dance, Duke University, who served as creative director for the videos.
Exhibition tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents, $7 for ages 6–17, $5 for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents ages 6–17, and free for DIA members. Admission is free every Friday. School groups need to register in advance. Tickets at dia.org or 313-833-4005.
The exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by the Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation and an ADAA Foundation Curatorial Award and the Association of Art Museum Curators.
Support for the catalogue has been provided by the Ida and Conrad Smith Fund.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
May 31, 2016 (Detroit)—There fewer than two weeks left to see the popular special exhibition “Dance! American Art 1830–1960” at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). The multimedia exhibition, organized by the DIA, showcases more than 90 paintings, sculptures, photographs and costumes brought together for the first time to celebrate and explain the important place of dance in American culture.
The artworks explore dance through diverse segments of American culture, including indigenous North American and African American dance forms; paintings featuring dance superstars; works by Harlem Renaissance artists; and modern objects.
“This is the first major exhibition to explore visual art related to American dance. Dance has such a rich history and has touched all segments of American society,” said Salvador Salort-Pons, DIA director. “This exhibition is not only about the representation of the art of dance, it explores how artists were inspired by how Americans move, how they interacted with each other and experienced the rhythm of music.”
Seven videos include historic footage and contemporary dancers demonstrating American ballet, tap and Detroit’s dance legacies. These include Hardcore Detroit; Amber Neumann, with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago; Russ Tallchief, Osage Nation, director of Student Engagement, Inclusion and Multicultural Programs, Oklahoma City University; Francesca Harper, performer and artistic director, The Francesca Harper Project; and Thomas F. DeFrantz, chair of African and African American Studies and professor of Dance, Duke University, who served as creative director for the videos.
Exhibition tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents, $7 for ages 6–17, $5 for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents ages 6–17, and free for DIA members. Admission is free every Friday. School groups need to register in advance. Tickets at dia.org or 313-833-4005.
The exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by the Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation and an ADAA Foundation Curatorial Award and the Association of Art Museum Curators.
Support for the catalogue has been provided by the Ida and Conrad Smith Fund.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.