02/01/2021
Katherine Dunham; Dancer, choreographer, educator, anthropologist, social activist and creator of the Dunham technique. Credited to have had one of the most successful dance career in African American and European theater during the 20th century all while directing her own company! Katherine Dunham revolutionized American dance in the 1930s by going to the roots of black dance and rituals transforming them into significant artistic choreography that speaks to all. Katherine Dunham is credited for developing one of the most important pedagogues for teaching dance that is still used throughout the world. Called the “Matriarch of black dance” her groundbreaking repertoire combined it innovative interpretations of Caribbean dance traditional ballet African rituals and African-American rhythms to create the Dunham Technique. Throughout her distinguished career Katherine Dunham earned numerous honorary doctorates, awards, and honors. She was a named America’s irreplaceable dance treasure. The living Dunham tradition has persisted. She was a woman far ahead of her time. Her technique was “a way of life”.
Read Katherine Dunham’s full biography at:
http://kdcah.org/katherine-dunham-biography/
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