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.

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Martha Graham canonical 13

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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

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Ted Shawn taught Martha Graham
Martha hasNotableBearer Martha Graham
Tanaquil Le Clercq studentOf Martha Graham
Tanaquil Le Clercq influencedBy Martha Graham
Denishawn notableStudent Martha Graham
Ruth St. Denis influenced Martha Graham
Martha Graham fullName Martha Graham self-link
Appalachian Spring associatedWith Martha Graham