As one of a triad of cities “Empress” Katherine Dunham called her “spiritual homes,” East St. Louis will pay homage to the late dancer-choreographer’s multifaceted legacy by hosting “Katherine Dunham ...

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Minneapolis, MN —Lundstrum Performing Arts, Minnesota's premier educational program for dance, voice and drama, will host Five Days of Dance, Wednesday–Sunday, March 25 – 29, 2026 as part of its 2nd ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer and choreographer, anthropologist, author and civil rights activist who abandoned Broadway decades ago to teach culture in one of America's ...

It was a bitterly cold winter day three years ago when I last saw the pioneering choreographer Katherine Dunham teach. She was rolled into the Howard University dance studio in her wheelchair, bundled ...

ZURICH — Othella Dallas lay on the hardwood floor of the Sportanlage Sonnenberg, her legs midair, toes pointed and back slightly arched. The percussive jabbing of a djembe reverberated throughout the ...

Julie Belafonte, a beloved actress and dancer renowned for her principal role with the Katherine Dunham Company, took her final bow, March 9th, 2024 Our mother left us within months of our father, ...