The HistoryMakers video oral history with Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 50 min., 16 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.098 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Shawn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Jawole Willa Jo Zollar |
| Portion of title | Jawole Willa Jo Zollar |
| Abstract | Artistic director and dancer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar was born on December 21, 1950 and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Her first dance teacher was Joseph Stevenson, a student of American dance pioneer Katherine Dunham. Having earned her B.A. degree in dance from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and her M.F.A. degree from Florida State University, Zollar moved to New York City in 1980 to study dance with Dianne McIntyre at Sounds in Motion. In 1984, she left McIntyre's studio to establish the internationally acclaimed dance company, Urban Bush Women in 1984. Urban Bush Women earned several awards including a 1992 BESSIE Award. She created works for Alvin Ailey, the American Dance Theater and many others. She became Artist in Residence at Florida State University. Zollar was prominently featured in the PBS documentary, Free to Dance. In 1999, she received the Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award. |
| Credits | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea. |
| Performer | Shawn Wilson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2006 August 2. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2006.098 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |