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Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants

Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants

Follow two internationally-acclaimed dance companies commissioned by the Virginia Arts Festival and the 2019 Commemoration to interpret a seminal event...the arrival of the first Africans to English North America. Go behind the scenes and witness the artistic journey of these works, from concept through rehearsal and ultimately to the stage.

Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media

Made possible by the generous contributions of the Goode Family Foundation.

Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants

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Special | 56m 40s | Two dance companies interpret the arrival of the first Africans to English North America. (56m 40s)

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