Martha Graham
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Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martha Graham canonical | 13 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ modern dancer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Kennedy Center Honors
ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 20th-century dance history ⓘ |
| developed | Graham technique ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Graham ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choreography
ⓘ
dance ⓘ modernism in dance ⓘ |
| founded | Martha Graham Dance Company ⓘ |
| fullName | Martha Graham self-link ⓘ |
| genre | concert dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Martha ⓘ |
| influenced |
American theater dance
ⓘ
contemporary dance ⓘ modern dance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emotionally expressive choreography
ⓘ
innovative modern dance technique ⓘ |
| movement | modern dance ⓘ |
| notableFor | revolutionizing 20th-century dance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Appalachian Spring
ⓘ
Cave of the Heart ⓘ Chronicle ⓘ Clytemnestra ⓘ Deaths and Entrances ⓘ Errand into the Maze ⓘ Frontier ⓘ Heretic ⓘ Lamentation ⓘ Letter to the World ⓘ Night Journey ⓘ Primitive Mysteries ⓘ Seraphic Dialogue ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantContribution | establishing modern dance as a major art form ⓘ |
| style | dramatic expressionism in dance ⓘ |
| taught |
Martha Graham Dance Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance
|
| usedTechnique | contraction and release ⓘ |
| workFocus |
American frontier themes
ⓘ
mythological themes ⓘ psychological themes ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
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