Naima Prevots Dance for export

cultural diplomacy and the Cold War

At the height of the Cold War in 1954, President Eisenhower inaugurated a program of cultural exchange that send American dancers and other artists to political 'hot spots' overseas. This program, supported by the government, was a great succes. Among the artists chosen for this international duty were a.o. José Limon, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Alvin Ailey and George Balanchine. The succes of Eisenhower's program of cultural export led directly to the creation of the National Endowment for...

Engels | 174 pagina's | Wesleyan Univ. Press, Hanover [etc.] | 1998

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