Choreographers Protest Against Nazism
In August 1939, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. As a result, most dancers split with the Communist Party. However, they continued to demand the eradication of injustices in the U.S. and as the Nazi threat loomed larger, they used their choreography to assert their passionate resistance to fascism. Choreographers who protested the rise of Nazi Germany included Lester Horton, who choreographed The Dictator (1933), and Jane Dudley, who created Under the Swastika (1937).
In August 1939, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. As a result, most dancers split with the Communist Party. However, they continued to demand the eradication of injustices in the U.S. and as the Nazi threat loomed larger, they used their choreography to assert their passionate resistance to fascism. Choreographers who protested the rise of Nazi Germany included Lester Horton, who choreographed <em>The Dictator</em> (1933), and Jane Dudley, who created <em>Under the Swastika</em> (1937).