Ballet Black - ACE161.3

Programme for Les Ballets Nègres. Man’s VO talks about Riley doing "rhythmic breathing" while in character as Huntta Man in De Prophet (1946) and scaring his partner. Dramatised fragments representing Pasuka as De Prophet, with man’s VO explaining the plot. Photo of Pasuka as De Prophet. Photo of Ben Johnson as the Police Officer. Poster for Ballets Nègres Twentieth Century Theatre season beginning September 2nd, 1952. Man’s VO saying that Pasuka never complained about performances. Photos of Pasuka including some of him in costume as the Witch Doctor in They Came. Various VOs talk about his characters were being bizarre – religious maniacs, voodoo priests, etc., that Pasuka had to struggle against great odds, that he was different, an idealist and a man of great principle. One suggests that his work wasn’t taken seriously because he and others in his group had to work in cabaret to make a living. Rehearsal.