2 posts tagged Katherine Dunham

A daily Black History Month fact that has nothing to do with George Washington Carver, MLK, Jr., or Harriet Tubman. Promise! Katherine Dunham was a dancer, choreographer, actress who performed in Broadway’s Cabin in the Sky and in like movies Star Spangled Rhythm (1941), Pardon My Sarong (1942), and the black musical, Stormy Weather (1943).

Last night at Walter Reade, Yumi and I saw a program titled "Pop Video Artists and Hollywood Influence" which I vaguely knew would be about the connection between Hollywood and pop music. Searching the "Dance on Camera 2008-Film Society of Lincoln Center" site today I found a more thorough description,* but going into it I had no idea what to expect.