CONTENTS. - Like it is. sd., color. WABC-TV telecast, 1979. Producer and host: Gil Noble. Director: Frank Olivo. Sections includes: Introduction (0-200); Interview with Katherine Dunham discussing her life and career (200-426); Interview with Olatunji, Nigerian percussionist (426-431); Dunham interview (431-458); Interview with Arthur Mitchell on Dunham's classes and impact (458-481); Dunham interview (481-537); Mitchell interview (537-548); Dunham interview (537-807). Dunham discusses her training and education; her interest in Haitian dancing; her years in Haiti: the impact of religion and voodoo on their culture and dance. Many excerpts of native dancers in Haiti and the West Indies are shown. - Katherine Dunham: Excerpts. si., b&w., 1940(?). Filmed by Kenneth Persip. Performance by Katherine Dunham and Company (807-856).
Call number
*MGZIDF 8706
Note
Television documentary on Katherine Dunham (55 min) followed by Katherine Dunham: Excerpts, a short series of silent films from a performance of Katherine Dunham and her company (5 min.).
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Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Source (note)
David Hahn.
Title
Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts [electronic resource]
Imprint
1979.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.