Striped Satin Dress from Broadway Musical, Cabin in the Sky

In 1940, George Balanchine collaborated with Katherine Dunham on the choreography for the all-black
cast of the Broadway musical Cabin in the Sky. Her Dunham Dance Company performed the dance
numbers in a mix of styles that included classical ballet, modern dance, and Afro-Caribbean folkdance.
On choreographing with George Balanchine, Dunham said, “I was pretty adamant about what I wanted
to do. We had a wonderful time together.”

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