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Barrel House Blues

Choreography

Katherine Dunham , Cleo Parker Robinson

Director

James Carlès

Collection

Centre chorégraphique James Carlès

Year of production

2010

Year of creation

1938

One of the first artistic fusions vernacular, mixing ideas and modern dance, “Barrel House Blues” was a shock then – and especially an engine, which enchanted the public and disconcerted criticisms.

A solitary old woman entered a bar of Chicago, meets an young man and fantasizes. Slowness of the dredger, the bodies approach, basin against basin, they knock…. One of the first artistic fusions vernacular, mixing ideas and modern dance, “Barrel House Blues” was a shock then – and especially an engine, which enchanted the public and disconcerted criticisms.

CREDITSTrioCreation: 1938Choreographer: Katherine DunhamReconstruction according to the Laban partition: Sylvie DuchesneCoaching: Cléo Parker RobinsonSupervision: Marie-Christine Dunham-PrattDuration: 8 minMusic: Jess Stacy