Martha Graham was an American dancer and choreographer whose angular, contraction and release technique broke sharply from balletic tradition and became one of the founding vocabularies of American modern dance. Over a performing and choreographic career spanning more than sixty years, she built a company and a training system that shaped generations of dancers and choreographers who followed her.
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Source Ballet and Modern Dance: A Concise HistoryJack Anderson
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Source Ballet and Modern Dance: A Concise HistoryJack Anderson
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1. Ballet and Modern Dance: A Concise History
Jack Anderson, Princeton Book Company- chapter on the founders of American modern dance, section on Graham
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Over a performing and choreographic career spanning more than sixty years, she built a company and a training system that shaped generations of dancers and choreographers who followed her.
Wikidata: Martha Graham
Wikidata Q487604, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Martha Graham (Wikipedia)
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Martha Graham (May 11, 1894, April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique.
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