The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didn't always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadn't yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion. Katherine Dunham educationfamilygrow share on social
You know, this isn't theatre like it used to be. Katherine Dunham theatre Change image and share on social
Without my husband's costumes I wouldn't have known how to accomplish what I saw in my own mind's eyes for choreography. And then seeing our choreography and knowing the background of it I am sure helped my husband a great deal with what he designed for us. Katherine Dunham accomplishbackgroundchoreography share on social
I could never live a nonproductive life and I feel that I have lived a productive life as far as I want to in terms of this company that I have for so many years. Katherine Dunham companyfeellife Change image and share on social
Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose some of their alienation. This museum has certainly stood for that in this town. Katherine Dunham alienationbackgroundblack share on social
For the kind of thing that we were showing, the budget was sufficient. As we were speaking of in Haiti, we had not done that before in exactly this form and we had to have costumes for it. Katherine Dunham budgetcostumeform Change image and share on social
Don't think you are going to go on forever because you are not and begin to plan something that will compensate as you reduce your capacities to leap or turn on this or that or the other, begin thinking of something else. Katherine Dunham begincapacitycompensate share on social
I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song. Katherine Dunham caribsongsullivan Change image and share on social
I am happy to know that my husband regards me as a woman and a person. Katherine Dunham happyhusbandperson Change image and share on social
Sometimes I have given my husband a manuscript to read that has turned out to have fantastic rave reviews and he'll tell me it is no good. Well, if I didn't know him as well as I know him I would be terribly depressed. Katherine Dunham depressfantasticgood share on social