What Arthur Hall does may be called dance,
but it is also a kind of culture making rarely seen
and sorely needed.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
Ile Ife Films, Inc.
Arthur Hall
18 April 1934 - 6 July 2000
In memoriam Arthur Hall
The Arthur Hall
Collection
The Arthur Hall
Afro American Dance
Ensemble Alumni
Renaissance on Sacred Ground
Ile Ife Films and the Arthur Hall Collection
and the Arthur Hall Afro American Dance Ensemble Alumni
have joined forces in an effort to preserve Arthur Hall's legacy,
his works and his vision.
Elizabeth Roberts photograph (1978)
Four members of the Alumni are now active members of the board of directors of Ile Ife Films, Inc.,
which includes the Arthur Hall Collection. Through our collaboration,
we have developed a five-part plan to do the following:
1. Archive and Preserve all films and videotapes in the Collection
in a climate-controlled facility.
2. Produce DVD editions of existing films and videos
for use by schools, libraries, and private collectors.
Company rehearsal at ILE IFE, March 1973
Elizabeth Roberts photograph (Eliz2808.jpg)
3. Develop educational programs and related activities
of Ile Ife Films, the Arthur Hall Collection,
and The Arthur Hall Afro American Dance Ensemble Alumni.
4. Work to establish the "International Dance Center" that Arthur envisioned
as an International Drum and Dance Conference with workshops to be held in Maine,
conducted by the alumni, to teach Arthur's choreography and the songs and rhythms
that go with it.
5. Disseminate Arthur's educational curriculum for schools using films and
the techniques Arthur developed for student development
through movement and drumming.
Raymond Hartung letter of May 11, 2009
Synopsis of 2008 Annual Meeting
2008-2009 Board of Directors
Clockwise from left around the photograph of Arthur Hall
Abbott Meader, Lawrence Clark, Kofi Asante, Patrice Janssen, Bruce Williams, Nana Korantema
In forground, Rob and Lucia Hunt - Not pictured, Daryl Kwasi Burgee
On December 13, 2008
The Arthur Hall Afro American Dance Ensemble Alumni
presented a dinner and concert that included
among other things, the premiere of a promotional DVD for
Renaissance on Sacred Ground.
View video online
The program for the event is a magnificent book.
50 Years and Counting
The Legendary Art and Genius of Arthur Hall
Complete Bibliography
Other recent additions to
The Arthur Hall Collection
2009 scans of Elizabeth Roberts slides
Fat Tuesday (and all that jazz) materials
contributed by Wesley Brustad
ILE IFE Films and Arthur Hall Collection
has been selected by StudyWeb as among the
best educational resources on the Web
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If any one man could lay claim to the title of
"Father" of the Black Arts Movement in Philadelphia,
that would be Arthur Hall.
- Steve Bryant, Coalition of African American Cultural Organizations
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