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| Name: |
Martha Graham | | Birth Date: |
May, 1894 | | Death Date: |
April 1, 1991 | | Place of Birth: |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
dancer, choreographer, teacher |
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Biography of Martha Graham
868 words, approx. 3 pages
 Martha Graham (1894-1991), American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, was the world's leading exponent of modern dance. Martha Graham was born in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA, in May, 1894. Her family moved to California when she was 10. Graham became...


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Martha Graham Quotes
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 Martha Graham ( May 11 , 1894 – April 1 , 1991 ) was an American dancer and choreographer regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance , and is widely considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century . Sourced There is a...


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Graham, Martha (1894-1991) Summary
168 words, approx. 1 pages The greatest and most influential choreographer of modern dance, Graham built on the foundations created by American pioneers like Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Doris Humphrey. She created and codified a dance language that stressed...
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Martha Graham Information
3,760 words, approx. 13 pages
 Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American dancer and choreographer. She is regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance and is widely considered as among the greatest artists of the 20th Century. She invented a new...




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 Dance Teacher
Martha Graham
03/01/2005: 1,383 words, approx. 5 pages Modern dance pioneer Legendary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894-1991) transformed the art of dance: A true pioneer in the development of modern dance in the U.S., Graham created her own technique, founded a company that achieved international acclaim and gave the world...
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 Dance Magazine
Martha. (Martha Graham)(Editorial)
05/01/1998: 925 words, approx. 3 pages This month, if all goes well, the Library of Congress--that vast repository of artifacts and artwork in Washington, D.C.--will announce possession of Martha Graham's extensive collection of sketchbooks, notated scores, literary notes, films, and memorabilia. "What?" you may exclaim. "Graham was notorious for...
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 The New York Observer
Can Martha Graham Be Kept Alive?
9/18/2007: 753 words, approx. 3 pages For those of us who care about Martha Graham, it’s been a bumpy ride. I got on board in 1958, the year of Graham’s full-evening dance-drama Clytemnestra, the first work of hers I ever saw. To some Graham purists it was suspect—“a bit Hollywood,” as...
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 The New York Observer
Continuity at Graham's Company Preserves the Founder's Spirit
4/17/2005: 1,660 words, approx. 6 pages Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith-and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last,...


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