Donald McKayle

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Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is a modern dance and Broadway choreographer, director, and performer who has worked with many choreographers such as Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Anna Sokolow, and Merce Cunningham. A Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee, McKayle is currently a Professor of Dance, Modern Technique and Choreography, at UC Irvine, in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dance Department. He has served on the faculties of Connecticut College, Sarah Lawrence College, and Bennington College.

Contents 1 Selected Choreography 2 Broadway Choreography 3 Selected Film and Televison Choreography 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Selected Choreography

• Games (1951)
• Nocturne (1953)
• Her Name was Harriet (1952)
• Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1959)
• District Storyville (1962)
• Blood of the Lamb (1963)

[edit] Broadway Choreography

• Redhead (musical), 1959 (Associate Choreographer)
• Golden Boy, 1964 (1965 Tony Award nominee for Best Choreography)
• A Time for Singing, 1965
• I'm Solomon, 1968
• Raisin, 1973 (1974 Tony Award nominee for Best Choreography and Best Direction)
• Doctor Jazz, 1975 (1975 Tony Award nominee for Best Choreography)
• Sophisticated Ladies, 1981 (1981 Tony Award nominee for Best Choreography
• It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, 1999

[edit] Selected Film and Televison Choreography

• The Great White Hope (1970)
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
• The New Bill Cosby Show (1972)
• Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
• The Jazz Singer (1980)

[edit] External links

• Donald McKayle at the Internet Broadway Database
• Donald McKayle at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] References

• Chujoy, Anatole. The Dance Encyclopedia. (Simon and Schuster, 1967) ISBN 0-671-24027-7
• McKayle, Donald. Transcending Boundaries: My Dancing Life (ISBN 0-415-27017-0)
• Playbill Magazine, May 1981 edition