BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//http://www2.movingimage.us//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.23// X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260409T180630CEST-8127Mx50s0@http://www2.movingimage.us DTSTAMP:20260409T160630Z DESCRIPTION:\n With director Terry Carter\, and dancers Julie Belafonte and Dr. Glory Van Scott in person \; \n\n\n Part of the series Changing t he Picture\, sponsored by Time Warner \n \n \n \n This screening is sche duled in celebration of the 104th anniversary of Katherine Dunham's birth. Following the screening will be a town hall discussion of the Dunham lega cy with the film's director\, Terry Carter\, and two celebrated Dunham dan cers\, Julie Belafonte and Dr. Glory Van Scott. The discussion will be mod erated by Warrington Hudlin\, a former Dunham drummer and trustee of Museu m of the Moving Image. \n \n \n Dir. Terry Carter. 2013\, 73 mins. (work i n progress). One of America's most influential performing artists\, Kather ine Dunham introduced African Diaspora dance movements to the American sta ge\, greatly influencing the character and development of modern dance. Th is documentary by the renowned actor and director Terry Carter explores Du nham’s intellectual curiosity and artistic genius. The film documents Dunh am as an artist/scholar whose anthropological fieldwork shaped her vision as a choreographer and led to her creating a new dance technique. The tech nique is based on a series of physical exercises that enable dancers to ma ster and execute her complex dance vocabulary. Over time\, this set of exe rcises evolved into what is today considered an important methodology of d ance: The Dunham Technique. \n \n\nFeatured are excerpts of recorded perfo rmances from the early years of Katherine Dunham's career\, including Carn ival of Rhythm (1939)\, Hollywood’s first Technicolor dance film\; The Spi rit of Boogie-Woogie\, a “soundie” short film of the Dunham dance troupe i n action from the late 1930s\, and the star-studded motion picture Stormy Weather \;(1943) which featured Lena Horne\, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson \, and Katherine Dunham's remarkable performance with the Dunham company. Included in this painstakingly researched film are clips that have never b een seen in the United States including rare highlights of Dunham Company' s European performances from the 1940s\, 1950s\, and 1960s as well as scen es from the Italian motion pictures\, Botta e Riposta \;(1952) and Mam bo \;(1954)\, featuring Ms. Dunham as actress-dancer-choreographer.&nb sp\;In addition to interviews with dancers and scholars who speak to her g reat artistic legacy\, the film includes Katherine Dunham's reflection on coping with the racial bigotry of the times she confronted as she traveled with her dance company. \n\n\nAbout the filmmaker \n\nTerry Carter is an esteemed black film and television pioneer whose career as an actor and fi lmmaker spans 60 years. His television acting credits include The Phil Sil vers Show\, Julia\, McCloud\, \;and the original series Battlestar Gal actica. He starred opposite Pam Grier in the cult classic Foxy Brown. His Emmy nominated documentary\, A Duke Named Ellington\, won several internat ional awards and is widely considered to be the best documentary ever made on the life and art of Duke Ellington. \n\n\nFree admission. Tickets will be available first-come\, first-served on the day of the program. Museum members may reserve tickets in advance. For more information about becomin g a member and to join online\, please click here.​​ \;Please note tha t admission to the Museum’s galleries will be free on this day. \n\n\n DTSTART:20130622T150000 DTEND:20130622T150000 LOCATION:Museum of the Moving Image SUMMARY:Katherine Dunham: Dancing with Life END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR