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Martha Graham
Although much has been written about the dancer and prolific choreographer Martha Graham, no publication has specifically examined her radical period, the body of innovative work from the 1930s and 40s which culminated in the full-length Clytemnestra of 1958. This publication focuses on this highly creative time in of Graham's life, providing further insight into her extraordinary career and her many contributions to the field of modern dance. Scholars for years to come will find helpful and fascinating snippets from Graham's life within these pages.
The Notebooks of Martha Graham
Contains primary source material.
Martha Graham: Pioneering the Modern Stage
🌟 Discover the Life and Legacy of a Dance Legend 🌟 "Martha Graham: Pioneering the Modern Stage" 📚 Dive into the extraordinary journey of Martha Graham, the iconic figure who revolutionized the world of modern dance. This captivating ebook delves deep into her life, her groundbreaking techniques, and her enduring influence on the performing arts. 🌐💃 🔹 Explore Graham's Early Years: Uncover the formative experiences that shaped a young Martha and set her on the path to becoming a dance pioneer. 🔹 Embrace the Avant-Garde: Journey through Graham's early experiences at the Denishawn School and her bold departure to establish her unique vision in the world of dance. 🔹 The La...
Clytemnestra
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Views of Clytemnestra, Ancient and Modern
Six essays by five classicists describing a number of ancient and modern works which have Clytemnestra as a central character. Combines classical philology, modern psychology, feminist theory, and a variety of other critical techniques.
Errand into the Maze
From the legendary dance critic Deborah Jowitt, Errand into the Maze is the definitive biography of the visionary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. “Deborah Jowitt chronicles a life passionately, artfully lived. An essential read about a true legend.” —Mikhail Baryshnikov In the pantheon of American modernists, few figures loom larger than Martha Graham. One of the greatest choreographers ever to live, Graham pioneered a revolutionary dance technique—primal, dynamic, and rooted in the emotional life of the body—that upended traditional vocabulary and shaped generations of dancers and choreographers across the globe. Over her sweeping career, she founded what is now the oldest...
Martha Graham in Love and War
Often called the Picasso, Stravinksy, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Here, Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations by showing how she wove together strands of love, passion, politics, and myth to create an American school of choreography and dance.
Choreography Observed
In Choreography Observed, Jack Anderson has selected writings that focus most directly on choreographers and choreography in order to illuminate the delights and problems of dance and to reveal the nature of this nonverbal but intensely expressive art form.
Onstage with Martha Graham
When World War II was over, a young bomber pilot with an itch for movement and action hung up his cap and learned another way to fly. Onstage with Martha Graham is the story of Stuart Hodes, a versatile and influential dancer who got his start with Martha Graham, an icon of modern dance. His memoir is a rare firsthand view of the dance world in the 1940s and through the end of the twentieth century. One of the few male dancers in Graham’s company—and in the New York dance scene at the time—Hodes offers a unique perspective and a one-of-a-kind narrative. He describes how he fell into the art by chance, happening to walk into Graham’s studio one day. He was soon hooked. He documents hi...
