Just as with the Arch, Dred Scott and other historical figures and landmarks associated with the St. Louis Metropolitan area, Katherine Dunham and her contributions could easily be taken for granted ...

The late Katherine Dunham will be honored June 22 on both sides of the Mississippi River, a body of water she once called “inspiring.” East St. Louis Poet Laureate Eugene B. Redmond said Wednesday ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. An innovative dancer, choreographer, ...

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Minneapolis, MN —Lundstrum Performing Arts, Minnesota's premier educational program for dance, voice and drama, will host Five Days of Dance, Wednesday–Sunday, March 25 – 29, 2026 as part of its 2nd ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer and choreographer, anthropologist, author and civil rights activist who abandoned Broadway decades ago to teach culture in one of America's ...

Kaiso, a term of praise that is the calypso equivalent of bravo, is a fitting title for this definitive and celebratory collection of writings by and about Katherine Dunham, the legendary African ...

The Katherine Dunham Museum in East St. Louis highlights Black history all year. It houses more than 250 African and Caribbean art objects from over 50 countries.

EAST ST. LOUIS • If the Katherine Dunham Museum had anything resembling glory years during its recent past, they ended at the start of this decade. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent ...

Correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates speaks with dancer and life-long activist Katherine Dunham about her life and her unique contribution to dance. Dunham has received the Presidential Medal of Arts, a ...