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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. [ 2 ] Graham danced and taught for over seventy years.
At the time Graham choreographed the piece, primitive religious art was popular among theater intellectuals as a source of iconography. [3] Created in 1926, Florentine Madonna is her earliest known work derived from Biblical sources. Religious subjects remained part of Graham's reference material throughout her lifetime of making dances. [4]
Mazia was introduced to Guthrie in 1940 through her activity as a Martha Graham dancer. According to the Marjorie Guthrie Project: Marjorie Mazia met Woody Guthrie in 1942, when he was a member of the Almanac Singers, living at 430 6th Avenue, in Greenwich Village in a communal apartment playfully named Almanac House.
The original program notes describe the action as "that errand-journey into the maze of the heart to face and do battle with the Creature of Fear". [6] Barely fifteen minutes in length, [7] Errand into the Maze is designed almost as a solo work, with the bull-horned, staff (bone)-carrying Creature of Fear serving more as a prop than an active participant.
Graham remained active as Artistic Advisor in the formative years of the company, with the financial backing of the Baroness. The dancers trained in Graham technique and were the first outside the Graham company to perform her work. Martha Graham brought seven pieces to Batsheva, in addition to choreographing a piece exclusively for the company.
Primitive Mysteries is one of Graham's signature pieces, lauded from its debut as a masterwork. [8] Yuriko was the first dancer other than Graham to perform the lead role. [9] [10] Others who have appeared as the Virgin Mary include Takako Asakawa, [4] Christine Dakin [11] and Terese Capucilli. [12]
American Lyric was a modern dance work choreographed by Martha Graham to music of Alex North with costumes by Edythe Gilfond. The piece premiered on December 26, 1937, at the Guild Theatre in New York City.
Every Soul Is a Circus is a comedic ballet choreographed by Martha Graham.The dance premiered on December 27, 1939, at the St. James Theatre in New York City.The original score was composed by Paul Nordoff.