Dunham legacy stands at risk. (choreographer Katherine Dunham)

Dance Magazine | January 1, 1995| | Copyright

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois--The legacy of choreographer Katherine Dunham--which includes archives, costumes, musical instruments, and her dance technique--is in danger of perishing unless adequate funds are raised. The eighty-five-year-old founding mother of Afro-Caribbean dance in the United States, now wheelchair-bound, has few resources with which to continue and to preserve her work.

Many people assume that Dunham is being cared for because a dance center and a dance troupe sponsored by Southern Illinois University and supported by the Illinois Arts Council are named ...

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