Film
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994 · 14m
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Overview
Not surprisingly, Jørgen Leth became fascinated by Katherine Dunham (1909-2006), an African-American anthropologist, dancer and choreographer living in Haiti. Dunham was politically engaged and a powerful personality. Unfortunately, at the time it proved impossible to raise the money to produce a film portrait. This pilot has survived on a battered VHS cassette. Footage from a dance seminar in East St. Louis is complemented with interviews with Dunham and other black dancers. The producer Terry Carter is working on having the planned Dunham film accomplished.
Crew
- Jørgen LethDirector
Details
- Release date
- June 16, 1994
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 14m
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