LOUIS JOHNSON Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director ~ Professor Legendary Artist by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 10 Born: March 19, 1930, Statesville, NC Died: March 31, 2020 Louis Johnson was born on March 19, 1930, in Statesville, N.C., and grew up in Washington. He started out as an acrobat before being discovered by Doris Jones and …
Glenda Dickerson By Dale Ricardo Shields Glenda Dickerson Influential American theater director, folklorist, writer, and educator. The second African American woman to direct on Broadway with the 1980 musical Reggae. Professional Career & Contributions Dickerson’s work focused on “womanist” adaptations of folklore and myth, particularly through ritualistic performance and reinterpreting classic works from a …
