Date:October 1948
Description:Born in Illinois in 1909, Katherine Dunham was a pioneer in the field of black dance in the United States and across the globe. This poster refers to her tour of Europe during which she visited Birmingham in 1948 and performed at the Theatre Royal.
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As migrants from South Asia and the Caribbean arrived after the Second World War a dramatic change took ...
'Les Ballets Nègres'- the first black dance company in Europe- was formed in London in 1946. It was ...
Born in Illinois in 1909, Katherine Dunham was a pioneer in the field of black dance in the United States ...
In 1949 Birmingham was host to two performances by American actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson. ...
Many musicians and artists came to Britain during the period of post-war migration in the twentieth ...
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