Scrapbook: Clippings, announcements, programs and photographs, 1937-49.
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Dunham, Katherine, 1909-2006
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Legendary dancer, choreographer and anthropologist Katherine Dunham was born June 22, 1909, to an African American father and French-Canadian mother who died when she was young. At an early age, Dunham became interested in dance. However, she did not seriously pursue a career in the profession until she was a student at the University of Chicago.During her studies, Dunham attended a lecture on anthropology, where she was introduced to the concept of dance as a cultural symbol. Intrigued by this ...
Katherine Dunham Company
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The Katherine Dunham Company was an African American modern dance troupe founded by Katherine Dunham to serve her unique artistic vision. The company would go through several iterations involving various changes of name and personnel over the course of its more than twenty years of existence (approximately 1937-1960). In 1930, while still a student at the University of Chicago, Dunham formed Ballet Nègre, one of the first black ballet companies in the United States. The company would give its fi...
