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In 1945, Dunham opened and directed the Katherine Dunham School of Dance and Theatre near Times Square in New York City. Her dance company was provided with rent-free studio space for three years by an admirer and patron, Lee Shubert; it had an initial enrollment of 350 students.
1945 eröffnete Dunham die Dunham School of Dance and Theatre. Eine ihrer berühmtesten Schülerinnen war Eartha Kitt. 1963 wurde sie als erste Afroamerikanerin Choreographin an der Metropolitan Opera in New York. Zu ihren Schülern als Tanzpädagogin zählten James Dean und Marlon Brando .
In addition to her theatrical career, Dunham did pioneering work in the field of dance anthropology and founded a school that embodied multi-cultural principles decades before the term was used in the field of education.
In 1938 she joined the Federal Theatre Project in Chicago and composed a ballet, “L’Ag’Ya,” based on Caribbean dance. Two years later she formed an all-Black company, which began touring extensively by 1943. “Tropics” (choreographed 1937) and “Le Jazz Hot” (1938) were among the earliest of many works based on her research.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Dunham School of Dance and Theater opens in New York in Caravan Hall (Isadora Duncan's former studio) on West Fifty-ninth Street. Dunham and her company appear in such clubs as Chez Paree in Chicago, El Rancho Hotel and the Trocadero in Las Vegas, and Ciro's in Hollywood.
20. Dez. 2021 · The Dunham School. Several national tours later, The Dunham School of Dance and Theater opened in New York at Caravan Hall, and her dance group would be based in and perform around the city. The school underwent several name changes over the years, settling on the Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts in 1952.
21. Feb. 2017 · Katherine Dunham was a legendary anthropologist, dancer, choreographer and social activist who transformed the art of modern dance by combining ethnic influences with stunning dance technique. Here is her story.
