New Traditions in Black performance

Denver-based Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company will be in residence to celebrate the 100th birthday year of the legendary Katherine Dunham. Dunham’s research in Africa and Caribbean culture as a student at the University of Chicago fueled her important later work as a dancer, choreographer, scholar, educator, writer, and activist. Her legacy continues to inspire generations of artists in the United States and abroad. Residency activities will feature workshops in Dunham dance technique, film screenings, discussions, lecture demonstrations, and a concert featuring the choreography of Kathrine Dunham.

Sponsored by the Williams Dance Program, the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces: Dance initiative administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts, MCLA Presents!, Mass MoCA, and Africana Studies at Williams College