One-Woman Revolution Katherine Dunham.

From: Dance Magazine | Date: August 1, 2000| Author: PERRON, WENDY | Copyright information

ALL ROADS lead to Katherine Dunham. Well, not all. But sometimes it seems to be so. Jazz dance, "fusion" and the search for our cultural heritage all have their antecedents in Dunham's work as a dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. She was the first American dancer to present indigenous forms on a concert stage, the first to sustain a black dance company, the first black person to choreograph for the Metropolitan Opera. She created and performed in works for stage, clubs and H...

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