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
You know, this isn't theatre like it used to be. Katherine Dunham theatre Change image and share on social
My work has been much more Caribbean and eclectic. I am interested in people, and where they come from happens to have fallen within an area of Africa. Katherine Dunham africaareacaribbean Change image and share on social
Aside from a few master teachers that we have had over the years, this has been a completely local talent development. But people have started to come now from Chicago, we have a number of students from Chicago and different places of the country and even in the world. Katherine Dunham chicagocompletelycountry share on social
Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony. Katherine Dunham cameraceremonyfelt 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 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
