Performances, Ethnographic Vignettes and Music
Katherine Dunham (1909 – 2006) is not often given credit for her influence in the careers of many famous creatives. Dunham media will provide a visual extension of her international contributions as the mother of black dance. Dunham media includes oral histories, performance clips, Dunham technique instruction and talks referencing the work of the legacy.
1936 -Ethnographic field work AG’YA Martinique
1940-Dunham Dance Company
1948- Negro Ballet-Shango in London
1959-Katherine Dunham Ballet Performance Reel -Audio
1961- Katherine Dunham -Austrian Cinema
1962-Dunham Villa in Martissant, Haiti
1978-Films Media Group- PATC, Dunham Technique, East Saint Louis
1983 – Dunham training Rachel Tavernier in Haiti-“Rocking Horse”
1983- Dunham Kennedy Center Honor and tribute
1988- Alvin Ailey giving credit where credit is due
2006-Recalling Choreographer and Activist Dunham-Harry Belefonte
2010- Vanoye Aikens –original Dunham Company member– master class in Spain
2010- Eartha Kitt her introduction to Dunham and dance
2010- Dunham Oral History interview series Visionary Project
2011- Why Dunham Technique?
2013-Dunham Technique and Education taught by Master Dunham Technique instructor Keith Williams
2016-Preserving Dunham Technique East Saint Louis Dunham Technique Seminar
2017- “A Way of life” Remembering Dance Legend Katherine Dunham, who made her home in East Saint Louis.
2017-Dunham Technique Lab in San Francisco, CA with Master Dunham Technique instructor Ruby Streate and Master Dunham Rhythm drummer James Belk
2020- Dr. Halifu Osumare-Dunham A Pre-Civil Rights Choreographer
A Dunham Digital Resource 