District Storyville
World Premiere: Donald McKayle and Company
Kaufmann Concert Hall, YM-YWHA New York, NY
April 22, 1962
Choreography - Donald McKayle
Original Music - Dorothea Freitag
Authentic Material - Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton,
Traditional Funeral and Parade Music
Original Decor and Costume Design - Normand Maxon
Original Lighting Design - Nicolo Cernovitch
Kaufmann Concert Hall, YM-YWHA New York, NY
April 22, 1962
Choreography - Donald McKayle
Original Music - Dorothea Freitag
Authentic Material - Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton,
Traditional Funeral and Parade Music
Original Decor and Costume Design - Normand Maxon
Original Lighting Design - Nicolo Cernovitch
About District StoryvilleNew Orleans, 19 and 03, District Storyville, cradle of jazz. Out to the graveyard the brass bands mourned death; coming back they screamed life. Horn was king and the followers did mighty battle for the crown. Music from every corner of this demi–monde. New Orleans, 19 and 17, District Storyville closed forever; but the music goes on, everywhere.
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