André BRETON (Katherine DUNHAM)
Deux manuscrits autographes complets (l'un signé) de la préface d'André Breton pour le programme de la danseuse américaine Katherine Dunham au théâtre de Paris
Théâtre de Paris|Paris 7 octobre 1949|20.90 x 26 cm|2 pages 1/4 sur 3 feuillets
Théâtre de Paris, Paris 7 October 1949, 20.9 x 26cm, 2 pages 1/4 on 3 leaves.
Two complete autograph manuscripts of the preface by André Breton for the program of the show by the American dancer Katherine Dunham at the Paris theater:
– The first, written in blue ink on one leaf with many crossings out, includes several variations to the version published at the top of the programme.
– The second, also written in blue ink on two leaves, matches almost word for word with the published version. Signed by André Breton on the second leaf.
Attached: the original version of the show programme for which André Breton wrote this preface, published in October 1949 by the Théâtre de Paris (21 x 27 cm, stapled). Illustrated on the cover with a drawing by Paul Colin depicting Katherine Dunham, as well as photographs by Raymond Voinquel and Chadel.
Interesting collection, bearing witness to the meeting of two worlds: dance and anthropology. Katherine Dunham, activist choreographer and dancer, but above all a specialist in the study of Black and Latin-American dances, undoubtedly met the pope of surrealism in 1945 while the latter was in Haiti at the invitation of Pierre Mabille.
Two complete autograph manuscripts of the preface by André Breton for the program of the show by the American dancer Katherine Dunham at the Paris theater:
– The first, written in blue ink on one leaf with many crossings out, includes several variations to the version published at the top of the programme.
– The second, also written in blue ink on two leaves, matches almost word for word with the published version. Signed by André Breton on the second leaf.
Attached: the original version of the show programme for which André Breton wrote this preface, published in October 1949 by the Théâtre de Paris (21 x 27 cm, stapled). Illustrated on the cover with a drawing by Paul Colin depicting Katherine Dunham, as well as photographs by Raymond Voinquel and Chadel.
Interesting collection, bearing witness to the meeting of two worlds: dance and anthropology. Katherine Dunham, activist choreographer and dancer, but above all a specialist in the study of Black and Latin-American dances, undoubtedly met the pope of surrealism in 1945 while the latter was in Haiti at the invitation of Pierre Mabille.
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