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The Katherine Dunham Company, a troupe of dancers, singers, actors and musicians, was the first African-American modern dance company. Founded in Chicago, it grew out of Ballet Nègre, a student troupe founded in 1930 by Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), which later became the Negro Dance Group. Successful revues featuring the company included the universally acclaimed 1946 production Bal Nègre.

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  • La Katherine Dunham Company, è stata la prima compagnia di danza moderna afro-americana, nella quale furono ammessi anche cantanti, attori e musicisti. Discendeva dal Ballet Nègre, la compagnia studentesca fondata nel 1930 da Katherine Dunham, che in seguito divenne il Negro Dance Group. (it)
  • The Katherine Dunham Company, a troupe of dancers, singers, actors and musicians, was the first African-American modern dance company. Founded in Chicago, it grew out of Ballet Nègre, a student troupe founded in 1930 by Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), which later became the Negro Dance Group. Successful revues featuring the company included the universally acclaimed 1946 production Bal Nègre. (en)
  • La Katherine Dunham Company est une compagnie américaine de danse contemporaine créée à Chicago par la danseuse et chorégraphe afro-américaine Katherine Dunham. Elle était composée de danseurs, chanteurs, acteurs et musiciens. La Katherine Dunham Company a été la première compagnie de danse entièrement composée d'Afro-Américains. Ses tournées l'ont menée à travers les États-Unis, y compris dans le sud ségrégationiste. Elle fut d'ailleurs fondée après la dissolution du Ballet Nègre, la première compagnie de Katherine Dunham, qui plus tard deviendra le Negro Dance Troupe. (fr)
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  • The Katherine Dunham Company, a troupe of dancers, singers, actors and musicians, was the first African-American modern dance company. Founded in Chicago, it grew out of Ballet Nègre, a student troupe founded in 1930 by Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), which later became the Negro Dance Group. The company had successful runs on Broadway and in other major American cities. In a The New York Times review on February 19, 1940, dance critic John Martin wrote of Dunham: "Her performance with her group last Sunday at the Windsor Theatre may very well become a historic occasion, for certainly never before in all efforts of recent years to establish Negro dance as a serious medium has there been so convincing and authoritative an approach." Beginning in the 1940s, Dunham took her troupe on a series of highly acclaimed world tours. The Dunham Company helped launch the career of many African-American performers of the day. Dunham alumni include Alvin Ailey, Rosalie King, Frances Davis, Eartha Kitt and Walter Nicks. Classes in Dunham Technique are still taught in New York City at both the 92nd Street YMHA and at the Fashion Institute of Technology, by former company member Dana McBroom-Manno. McBroom-Manno was a featured dancer in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Aida, choreographed by Katherine Dunham, the first African-American choreographer at the Met since Hemsley Winfield set the dances for The Emperor Jones in 1933. Successful revues featuring the company included the universally acclaimed 1946 production Bal Nègre. (en)
  • La Katherine Dunham Company est une compagnie américaine de danse contemporaine créée à Chicago par la danseuse et chorégraphe afro-américaine Katherine Dunham. Elle était composée de danseurs, chanteurs, acteurs et musiciens. La Katherine Dunham Company a été la première compagnie de danse entièrement composée d'Afro-Américains. Ses tournées l'ont menée à travers les États-Unis, y compris dans le sud ségrégationiste. Elle fut d'ailleurs fondée après la dissolution du Ballet Nègre, la première compagnie de Katherine Dunham, qui plus tard deviendra le Negro Dance Troupe. Plusieurs danseurs afro-américains ont été formés au sein de la compagnie, dont notamment Alvin Ailey. (fr)
  • La Katherine Dunham Company, è stata la prima compagnia di danza moderna afro-americana, nella quale furono ammessi anche cantanti, attori e musicisti. Discendeva dal Ballet Nègre, la compagnia studentesca fondata nel 1930 da Katherine Dunham, che in seguito divenne il Negro Dance Group. (it)
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