Re: Treemonisha Performances/Rolls
By Ed Berlin
>> What about the stagings at Morehouse College
>> and Wolf Trap in 1972, and at Houston & Broadway in 1975?
Jim Canavan replies ......
> Ed:
>
> Okay, so I missed the date by a year... I said 1976, meant to say 1975 (for
> Broadway and Houston).
>
> However, from what I've read, the 1972 performances at Morehouse & Wolf Trap
> were "recitals" more than actual, full performances -- I define a full
> performance as actors in costume, choreography, sets, etc., rather than a
> stageful of singers on risers with soloists. If you're going to classify
> these as full performances, then Joplin himself did one in Harlem.. singers
> only, accompanied by him on piano.
Well, I'm not going to flog you for your missteps, but the 1972 performances _were_ fully staged. The one at Morehouse College was choreographed & directed by Katherine Dunham and, according to many who saw it (unfortunately I did not make it), it was far better than the Houston & Broadway productions.
Hope you find the piano rolls.
Ed
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