Charles Wiedman's "Lynchtown"
Charles Weidman (1901–1975), a dancer and choreographer who maintained a long association with dancer/choreographer Doris Humphrey (1895–1958), created a three-part work titled Atavisms (1936). The third section, “Lynchtown,” was often performed as a stand-alone work. The New York Times described “The twisted minds of bigots symbolized by twisted bodies. Dancers doubled up with rage and when the lynch mob finally dragged in its victim, they gathered about his body as if they were vultures.”
Charles Weidman (1901–1975), a dancer and choreographer who maintained a long association with dancer/choreographer Doris Humphrey (1895–1958), created a three-part work titled <em>Atavisms</em> (1936). The third section, “Lynchtown,” was often performed as a stand-alone work. <em>The New York Times</em> described “The twisted minds of bigots symbolized by twisted bodies. Dancers doubled up with rage and when the lynch mob finally dragged in its victim, they gathered about his body as if they were vultures.”