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Discussing dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist Katherine Dunham with ballet dancer and choreographer Mark Turbyfill

BROADCAST: Feb. 20, 1981 | DURATION: 00:28:39

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Broadcast Date
Feb. 20, 1981

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
28 minutes, 39 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Dance Anthropology & Sociology

People

Dancers Scientists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Turbyfill, Mark, 1896---Interviews Dunham, Katherine African American dancers--20th century--Biography. Women anthropologists--Biography.--United States--20th century Choreographers--Biography.--United States--20th century Choreographers--United States

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