L90 AFAS 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Katherine Dunham, African Diaspora, Josephine Baker
7 Nov 2016
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Grew up in dunham technique: shocked in college when she realized dunham was not the center of the dance world, decided to research dunham: Oral history went to haiti to learn more about her. Embodied the research through dancing the dunham style: dunham technique seminars for many years straight 2015 dunham symposium connecting with black lives matter movement. Creating diaspora: dunham was not mentioned in many dance and political histories, but on stage she made a visual of the african diaspora, dubois, garvey, etc, creating idea of how to create diaspora in this century. Renaissance in harlem, more broadly called new negro movement: dance was not usually associated with this movement- because. Josephine baker was too promiscuous and savage to be a part of their movement: dunham goes to the caribbean to learn more about and study dance practices. She danced with the natives, not just watched.
