The Big Easy in the Big Apple.(dancing in the Off-Broadway production 'Jelly Roll! The Music and the Man')

From: Dance Magazine | Date: February 1, 1995| Author: Millman, Cynthia R. | Copyright information

The choreography in 'Jelly Roll' evokes the jazz setting and the African American experience of the time. Choreographer Pepsi Bethel worked closely with star Bernel Bagneris and jazz pianist Morten Gunnar Larson to create this spirit.

Eight times a week, Vernel Bagneris (pronounced Ver-NEL BAHN-er-reese) becomes Jelly Roll Morton for an off-Broadway audience of two hundred in Jelly Roll!: The Music and the Man. The experience for the playgoer is akin to having a heart-to-heart with...

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