Genius on the Wrong Coast.

From: Dance Magazine | Date: October 1, 1994| Author: Thom, Rose Anne | Copyright information

Genius on the Wrong Coast, a video about the life and art of Lester Horton (1906-53), takes its title from an article by Clive Barnes in which he suggested that this California-based choreographer would have received more consistent critical attention had he worked on the East Coast. While some light has been shed on Horton's accomplishments--notably by a 1967 issue of Dance Perspectives and Larry Warren's recently reissued 1977 biography, Lester Horton: Modern Dance Pioneer--much ...

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