Katherine Dunham Performing Ballet Creole (1952) | British Pathé

Check out the famous American dancer, Katherine Dunham, performing West Indian Creole music in a ballet at the Cambridge Theatre in London. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #London #Theatre #Play #Dancing #Ballet Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Katherine Dunham and company performs West Indian Creole music in form of ballet, at the Cambridge Theatre, London. C/U Hammers tapping on drums. M/S Drummer. L/S Conga. C/U Girl dancer wearing striped hat. M/S Girls dancing, drummer in foreground. C/U Drums stopping. C/U Katherine Dunham taking off coat. M/S Katherine Dunham dancing. C/U Drums. (2 shots) C/U Dancer. M/S Drummers (2 shots), C/U Drums. C/U Drummer. C/U Katherine Dunham taking hat off and dancing. C/U Male dancer shaking. C/U Katherine Dunham dancing into villain’s arms. C/U Another dancing. M/S Drums beating. M/S Katherine Dunham in villain’s arms another dancer pulls them apart. M/S Pulling dancer apart. C/U Katherine Dunham on floor. M/S Two dancers preparing to fight. C/U Drums beating. M/S Two dancers fighting (2 cut-in shots Katherine Dunham). villain is killed. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.