Soichi Sunami
Jacques Cartier Performing His "Voodoo Dance" Atop a Giant Drum, c. 1927
Silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches
With Sunami's embossed credit recto and credit stamp verso.
With Sunami's embossed credit recto and credit stamp verso.
Atop a giant drum and with an elongated shadow behind him, Jacques Cartier is seen here performing his notable “Voodoo Dance,” which he performed across the country in the late...
Atop a giant drum and with an elongated shadow behind him, Jacques Cartier is seen here performing his notable “Voodoo Dance,” which he performed across the country in the late 1920s and on screen in the 1930 film “King of Jazz.” A pioneer of modern dance, Cartier is best known for his interpretations of ethnic dances and incorporating traditional movements from different cultures into his work. After a successful career in New York, Cartier moved to Santa Fe to teach dance and drama. In the 1930s, he created ‘The Fire Dance’ for Santa Fe’s Zozobra Festival.”