Katherine Dunham has Haiti in her heart and soul From: Call and Post (Cleveland) | Date: March 31, 1994| Author: Forte, Roland | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Call and Post (Cleveland)

03-31-1994

Katherine Dunham has Haiti in her Heart and Soul.

By Roland Forte

Showtime Contributing Writer

"She tried."

That simple statement is all that 84-year-old Katherine Dunham wants to appear on her tombstone.

The grand dame of African-American dance is alive and well and politically correct regarding the current turmoil in Haiti.

This internationally recognized choreographer and anthr...

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