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May 23, 2006

Katherine Dunham Video Tribute

[For a February 2007 comprehensive multimedia guide to Katherine Dunham, please click here.]

Dance great Katherine Dunham passed away last Sunday at 96.

Katherine Dunham
Credit: Dance Division, New York Public
Library for the Performing Arts

You can read about the life and contributions of Dunham:

- "How Katherine Dunham Revealed Black Dance to the World" in the New York Times

- "Dancer Katherine Dunham; Formed Black Ballet Troupe" in Washington Post

And here are video clips that I found this morning about Katherine Dunham:

- Katherine Dunham on need for Dunham Technique

- Katherine Dunham: A Simple Act of Faith (1 hour, 29 minutes)

- Katherine Dunham - Afro-Caribbean influence on her dance

- The Belafontes visit Katherine Dunham

- Free to Dance - Dance Timeline (1934-1945) -- Scroll to 1940 video clip of Dunham dancing in "Tropics and Le Jazz Hot"

Posted by Doug Fox on May 23, 2006 10:02 AM

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5 Comments


marc goossens said:

Thanks for this treasure of links. You've done a great job.

Added: May 23, 2006 3:13 PM | Permalink

Doug Fox said:

Thanks!

I was actually hoping to find more video clips. But the above is what I found.

Added: May 23, 2006 3:55 PM | Permalink

Marcy said:

Thanks for this wonderful tribute... I've linked it from my site so root readers can learn more about Katherine's work.

You've done an amazing job...

Added: May 24, 2006 12:11 PM | Permalink

thomas said:

I want to see more of Catherines video archives, this a improtant for Afro American and Caribbean dance history.

Added: March 14, 2007 9:42 AM | Permalink

Doug Fox said:

Thomas,

Did you see my comprehensive multimedia guide to Katherine Dunham with pictures and video?

Added: March 14, 2007 2:30 PM | Permalink

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