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Eleo Pomare (20 October 1937 – 8 August 2008) was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer known for his politically charged productions depicting the black experience. He and his mother moved from Colombia to the United States in 1947. Pomare attended New York’s high school of performing arts, founded a company in 1958, dismantled it to travel to Europe to study and perform with Kurt Joos and Harold Kreutzberg, then returned to the United States in 1964 when he revived and expanded his company.〔Annemarie Bean, “A Sourcebook of African-American Performance: Plays, People, Movements.” GoogleBooks.com, 1999, May 16, 2012.〕 Notable productions include ''Missa Luba'' in 1965, ''Blues for the Jungle'' in 1966 (portraying life in Harlem), ''Las Desenamoradas'' in 1967 (based on Federico García Lorca's play ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' set to jazz by John Coltrane), and ''Narcissus Rising'' in 1968 (a sensational solo portraying the psychology of a motorcycle gang member). Pomare is often considered the angry black man of modern dance, although he does not consider himself angry or bitter. He is rather, "telling it like it is."〔Emery, Lynne Fauley: "Black Dance From 1619 to Today", page 300. Princeton Book Co, 1988.〕 "I'm labeled...angry...because I will not do what they want from a black dancer. They want black exotics... I have something to say and I want to say it honestly, strongly and without having it stolen, borrowed or messed over." 〔Emery, Lynne Fauley: "Black Dance From 1619 to Today", page 298. Princeton Book Co, 1988.〕 The impact of Eleo Pomare as writer, dancer and choreographer has definitely helped many gain an understanding of the black experience.〔Emery, Lynne Fauley: "Black Dance From 1619 to Today", page 298-301. Princeton Book Co, 1988.〕 Pomare died of cancer in Manhattan.〔Kisselgoff, Anna (August 13, 2008 ). (Eleo Pomare, Dancer and Rebel, Dies at 70. ) ''New York Times''〕 ==References== Emery, Lynne Fauley: "Black Dance From 1619 to Today", page 301. Princeton Book Co, 1988. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eleo Pomare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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