 Katherine Dunham, dancing a life.
Author: Aschenbrenner, Joyce Published: 2002 Founder of the first self-supporting African-American dance company, Katherine Dunham relied on her fieldwork as an anthropologist to fundamentally change modern dance. As dancer and choreographer she shaped new dance techniques and introduced other cultures to American and European audiences by fusing Caribbean and African-based movement with ballet and modern dance. Building on Dunham's published memoirs, Joyce Aschenbrenner's multifacted portrait blends personal observations based on her own interactions with Dunham, archival documents, and interviews with Dunham's colleagues, students, and members of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. | 
