rg Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 NYC's WINS radio has reported the death of Geoffrey Holder, yesterday, Oct. 5. here's a link to a NYT obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/arts/geoffrey-holder-dancer-choreographer-and-man-of-flair-dies-at-84.html?_r=0 Link to comment
Helene Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 That is sad news. Rest in peace, Mr. Holder. Link to comment
sandik Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It had been awhile since I saw a photo from that very successful ad campaign for 7-Up -- what a great face he had! Link to comment
abatt Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I remember the distinction of his voice from that 7-Up TV commercial. It's says a lot that decades later so many people remember the commercial and the product he was advertising. Link to comment
FauxPas Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 This is from Carmen de Lavallade's public Facebook page - From My Son Leo Holder - A True Story Geoffrey Holder dances offstage to a new choreographic composition. https://www.facebook.com/notes/819776418056452/ "Geoffrey started to dance again. In his bed. Purest of spirits. Still Geoffrey Holder. Then he summoned me to take his hands, and this most unique dancer / choreographer pulled himself up from his bed as if to reach the sky. It was then I broke the code: he was telling me he was going to dance his way out. Still a Geoffrey Holder production. If it had been up to him, this evening’s solo would have been it." Link to comment
diane Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 What a man! What a way to go. Sincere condolences for his family and friends and all who will miss him. -d- Link to comment
sandik Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 This is from Carmen de Lavallade's public Facebook page - From My Son Leo Holder - A True Story Geoffrey Holder dances offstage to a new choreographic composition. https://www.facebook.com/notes/819776418056452/ "Geoffrey started to dance again. In his bed. Purest of spirits. Still Geoffrey Holder. Then he summoned me to take his hands, and this most unique dancer / choreographer pulled himself up from his bed as if to reach the sky. It was then I broke the code: he was telling me he was going to dance his way out. Still a Geoffrey Holder production. If it had been up to him, this evening’s solo would have been it." Go read this -- it is so beautiful. Link to comment
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