Katherine Dunham : dancing a life /

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Author / Creator:Aschenbrenner, Joyce.
Imprint:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2002.
Description:284 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Dunham, Katherine.
Dunham, Katherine.
Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.
Choreographers.
Dancers.
United States.
Biography.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4748297
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ISBN:0252027590 (Cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-272) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1.. More Than a Touch of Innocence
  • 2.. At the University of Chicago
  • 3.. Fieldwork at the Cutting Edge
  • 4.. Katherine Dunham's Possessed Island
  • 5.. Anthropology and Dance
  • 6.. Ethics and Politics
  • 7.. Creating the Company
  • 8.. Taking It Abroad
  • 9.. Katherine Dunham and Her Dancers
  • 10.. Arts and the Community
  • 11.. Legacy
  • Appendixes
  • A.. Timeline
  • B.. Performances and Choreography
  • C.. Major Honors and Awards
  • D.. Lectures and Publications
  • E.. Resources on Katherine Dunham
  • Notes
  • Index