Dance artist Katherine Dunham

Katherine Dunham

Living place: Glen Ellyn

Birthday: 22-6-1909

Population of US 1909: 90,490,000

Global rank: #32923

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Dance artist Katherine Dunham profile

Who is Dance artist Katherine Dunham?
Choreographer, dancer, anthropologist and all in one, she collects peoples, ritual dances, reinterprets and organizes them.
At a time when black Americans were still fighting blatant racism, she ran her own Katherine Dance Company Dunham, self-organized -supported that performed for decades.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She did not begin formal dance training until her late teens, and her interest in that became more academic after attending the Central School of Dance for Native African Cultures. land.

Family life info

She married John Pratt, a stage designer, who worked with her in 1938 at the Chicago Federal Theater Project and became her art partner.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Dance artist Katherine Dunham?
She had a profound influence on choreographer Alvin Ailey, who was inspired to lose her vocation after seeing her company's performances.

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When was Dance artist Katherine Dunham born?
Katherine Dunham was born in 22-6-1909, death year is , at the age of 115.
Where is Dance artist Katherine Dunham's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Katherine Dunham was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois- United States. is a Dance artist, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Katherine Dunham's global rank is 32923 and whose rank is 468 in list of famous Dance artist. Population of US in 1909 is about 90,490,000 persons.
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Events in 1909 and 22-6

Events in US in the birth year of Katherine Dunham

  • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded by prominent black and white intellectuals and led by W. E. B. Du Bois.
  • Congress enacts Republican-sponsored Payne-Aldrich Tariff, which is met by the public with disappointment.

Birthday Katherine Dunham (22-6) in history

  • Day 22-6 year 1815: Emperor Napoleon abdicated for the second time after his defeat at Waterloo.
  • Day 22-6 year 1870: The U.S. Justice Department was created.
  • Day 22-6 year 1874: Dr. Andrew Still became the first to practice osteopathy.
  • Day 22-6 year 1943: W.E.B. DuBois became the first black member of the National Institute of Letters.
  • Day 22-6 year 1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights.
  • Day 22-6 year 1969: Singer-actress Judy Garland died.
  • Day 22-6 year 1987: Actor-dancer-singer Fred Astaire died.
  • Day 22-6 year 2011: Legendary Boston crime boss,James "Whitey" Bulger is found and arrested by federal authorities in Santa Monica, Calif.
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