Fagan has received countless awards and honors in addition to his 1998 Tony Award for Best Choreography, including a Bessie Award for Sustained Achievement and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
His contemporary dance company merged the strength of ballet with the innovation of modern dance and the rhythms and movement of Afro-Caribbean culture.
“The archives of his company, Garth Fagan Dance, will be a treasured addition to the Library’s performing arts collections.”įagan was born May 3, 1940, in Kingston, Jamaica. “Garth Fagan’s footprint on dance has left a legacy that will never be forgotten his work is a true celebration of Black culture,” said Librarian of Congress Dr. The company has performed in more than 660 cities in 24 countries on six continents.Īs widely as the company has toured, many people have encountered Fagan’s name on Broadway through his captivating Tony Award-winning choreography for Disney’s beloved “The Lion King.” With audiences totaling more than 100 million people during its 25 years on Broadway - including 25 global productions and a Broadway-sanctioned tour - the live performances of “The Lion King” make Fagan the most seen Black choreographer of all time. Garth Fagan Dance is distinguished by the artistic imagination and polyrhythmic movement of Jamaican-born Fagan, layered with the discipline and strength of ballet training. The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of choreographer Garth Fagan and Garth Fagan Dance, the company founded by Fagan in 1970.
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