[L to R] Richard Moten (Spirit of the Carnival), Melvin Purnell (The Sun)
Karen Warrington (The Moon), Thomas Myles (Orpheus), Barbara Kinney (Eurydice)

March 1, 2010, letter from Barbara Kinney:

I came to Ile Ife Black Humanitarian Center in 1968, shortly after Arthur acquired the building.
Eventually I became a Principal Dancer with the Ensemble and performed the role of Eurydice in the original
production of Orpheus.

Barabara Kinney as Eurydice
Also seen: Thomas Myles (Orpheus)
Sharon McGill (Young Eurydice), Richard Moten (Spirit of the Carnival)

Ms. Kinney contributed three 8x10 photographs to the Arthur Hall Collection, the cast photograph at the top of this page and the two that follow:

Barbara Kinney and James Crawford at Jacobs Pillow, Becket MA

Tap class at Ile Ife - Barbara Kinney and Andre Pitts

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