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Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) [1] was an American modern dancer and choreographer, whose style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.
Jul 12, 2024 · Martha Graham (born May 11, 1894, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 1, 1991, New York, New York) was an influential American dancer, teacher, and choreographer of modern dance whose ballets and other works were intended to “reveal the inner man.”
Martha Graham presented her first performance with her dancers on April 18, 1926. Since the launch of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Graham’s groundbreaking and uniquely American style of dance has influenced generations of artists and continues to captivate audiences worldwide.
Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century, alongside Picasso, James Joyce, Stravinsky, and Frank Lloyd Wright. TIME magazine named Martha Graham “Dancer of the Century,” and People magazine named her among the female “Icons of the Century.”.
The Martha Graham Dance Company, founded by Martha Graham in 1926, is both the oldest dance company in the United States and the oldest integrated dance company.
American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) opened the door to spiritual and emotional expression, creating the foundations of modern dance as she codified inventive movements and techniques.
Sep 16, 2005 · Martha Graham’s continued experimentation and her constant attention to human emotion, frailty, and perseverance, is one of the greatest individual achievements in American cultural history.
Feb 1, 2024 · Less well remembered today but just as influential was Martha Graham, who pioneered modern dance. The Martha Graham Dance Company, which she founded in 1926, was the first dance troupe in...
Nov 5, 2022 · Just about every time a new person enters her life — and it’s a long and impressive list of the influential and once-famous in American theater, music and visual art — he offers a dispiritingly...
Graham technique is a modern dance movement style and pedagogy created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991). [1] Graham technique has been called the "cornerstone" of American modern dance, and has been taught worldwide. [2]
