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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · Martha Graham is considered by many to be the 20th century's most important dancer and the mother of modern dance. Updated: Apr 22, 2021. Photo: Jack Mitchell/Getty...

  2. May 9, 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.”

  3. Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) 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.

  4. Sep 16, 2005 · Martha Grahams continued experimentation and her constant attention to human emotion, frailty, and perseverance, is one of the greatest individual achievements in American cultural history.

  5. In 1926, Martha Graham founded her dance company and school, living and working out of a tiny Carnegie Hall studio in midtown Manhattan. In developing her technique, Martha Graham experimented endlessly with basic human movement, beginning with the most elemental movements of contraction and release.

  6. 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.

  7. Martha Graham, American dancer, choreographer (one who creates and arranges dance performances), and teacher, is considered one of the major figures of modern dance.

  8. May 13, 2021 · This week marks the birthday of Martha Graham, the most influential American dancer of the 20th century and mother of modern dance. Graham’s pioneering career had a monumental impact on American dance and performance that is still felt today and her legacy reminds us of how critical art is to the hu.

  9. 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.

  10. Dancer, choreographer; born May 11, 1894, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died April 1, 1991. In her lifetime, Martha Graham freed the art of dance by providing a new dance language and new concepts. She revolutionized dance, lighting, stage designing, costuming, and music with her creative perfectionism. Graham was born on May 11, 1894, in ...

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