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Thomas DeFrantz.

Questions of Practice: Thomas DeFrantz, Choreographer and Dance Scholar

Questions of Practice: Thomas DeFrantz, Choreographer and Dance Scholar

Thomas DeFrantz, choreographer and professor of African & African-American Studies and Dance at Duke University. Filmed at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage on March 7, 2013.

As a choreographer, performer, and scholar, Thomas DeFrantz is interested how artists can harness technological tools for creative ends. In 2013, we asked him how changes in technology are impacting the ways in which artists produce narrative.