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
A creative person has to create. It doesn't really matter what you create. If such a dancer wanted to go out and build the cactus gardens where he could, in Mexico, let him do that, but something that is creative has to go on. Katherine Dunham buildcactuscreate share on social
We had maybe the greatest success of any company that I know of in Paris, and after two or three years I wanted to do this same number that we did for PBS, so we did it and Paris had always considered us their darlings. Katherine Dunham companyconsiderdarling share on social
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
I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song. Katherine Dunham caribsongsullivan Change image and share on social
Frequently producers have partners that they never let the public know about. Katherine Dunham frequentlypartnerproducer Change image and 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
So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my career. Start something else that makes use of your creative ability because if you don't you will die inside as a person. Katherine Dunham abilitybusycareer 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
You know, this isn't theatre like it used to be. Katherine Dunham theatre Change image and share on social
