United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Mechanicsville, 33.739, -84.39854Alexander, Jim1978-06"NAC drummers and dancers performing with Proposition Theatre in Walter Dallas' production of 'Asafahane.'"--Jim Alexander's annotations.A crowd of dancing women in bright skirts, drumming men, and people holding long, thin poles form a ring around an expressive dancer during a performance of "Asafohene" by the Neighborhood Art Center's house theater troupe, the Proposition Theatre Company, in the Neighborhood Art Center's multi-purpose room. Proposition Theatre presented the show for capacity audiences June 15 and June 22-24, 1978. Director and playwright Walter Dallas ran the Proposition Theatre Company before pursuing successful careers as an off-Broadway director, tenured professor of drama, screenwriter, and artistic director.Title provided by Jim Alexander.image/jpegimage/x-mrsidhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Neighborhood Arts Center photographs series. Jim Alexander collection. Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.Community arts projects--Georgia--AtlantaDrummers (Musicians)--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American dancers--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American actors--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American theater--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryNeighborhood Arts Center (Atlanta, Ga.)Proposition Theater Company (Atlanta, Ga.)--PerformancesDallas, Walter. Asafohene--PerformancesDrumming and dancingStillImage