Donald McKayle
To view the Flash gallery, please ensure the following:
You have the Adobe Flash plugin installed.
Get the latest version here.
Your browser supports cascading style sheets (CSS).
Any ad-blocking software you are using is disabled.
Image List:
Image 1:
Image 2: Donald McKayle’s career spans 60 years and includes performances on Broadway, film, television, and countless concert stages. This portrait is from 1963.
Image 3: Dancing in “Nocturne” in 1953, McKayle exhibits pioneering technique that his peers say goes to the heart of the artistic and human condition.
Image 4: A generous teacher and mentor, McKayle shares his talents with students in Cologne, Germany in 1976.
Image 5: McKayle’s early career highlights include a performance of “Study” in 1949.
Image 6:
Image 7: McKayle’s dance influence is reflected in his students during a recent Etude Ensemble rehearsal at UC Irvine.
Image 8: Students praise McKayle for his special attention to each dancer. “I am honored to be part of the lineage of dancers who have performed both his historic and new works,” says dancer Justin Keats.
Image 9: As a teacher and mentor, McKayle has trained thousands of students, who call him “a godfather to us all” and “a treasure and a gift.”
Image 10: McKayle’s enduring legacy to the artistic community includes a new generation of professional dancers, teachers, and choreographers.
Read feature:
Following in his footsteps
© 2013 UC Regents
