Charles Augins Oral History

Object number2015.001.0050

Date04/03/2015

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Charles Augins

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.wav file)

DimensionsDuration: 32 Minutes

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DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Charles Augins. A noted dancer and choreographer, Augins is chair of the Dance Department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. After experiencing high school desegregation in Virginia, Augins became a civil rights activist and participated in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Interview conducted by telephone on April 3, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-two minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Charles Augins won the 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer the Broadway production of Five Guys Named Moe. In addition to his work as an educator and choreographer, Augins has also appeared in several films, including Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Labyrinth (1986) and The Tall Guy (1989), and the science fiction television programs Blake's 7 (1981) and Red Dwarf (1988) -- Stephen Fagin, Curator