The dancer Katherine Dunham passed away at age 96, astounding.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Choreographer, dancer, and anthropologist all in one, she collected ethnic, ritualistic dances, re-interpreted and staged them.
She married John Pratt, a theatrical designer, who worked with her in 1938 at the Chicago Federal Theatre Project and became her artistic partner.
How did Katherine Dunham die?
Natural Causes caused Katherine Dunham's death in 2006.
| Cause of death | Natural Causes |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 96 years |
| Profession | Dancer |
| Birthday | June 22, 1909 |
| Death date | May 21, 2006 |
| Place of death | N/A |
| Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes
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
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
I am happy to know that my husband regards me as a woman and a person.
Katherine Dunham
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
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
