Martha Graham: movement, energy, motivation

"There's always one person to whom you speak in the audience, one." – Martha Graham

"I wanted to begin not with characters or ideas, but with movements . . . I wanted significant movement. I did not want it to be beautiful or fluid. I wanted it to be fraught with inner meaning, with excitement and surge." – Martha Graham

MARTHA GRAHAM

"Lamentation"

Herta Moselsio
"Lamentation,"ca. summer 1937
Silver gelatin prints 

"Martha Graham's impact on dance was staggering and often compared to that of Picasso's on painting, Stravinsky's on music, and Frank Lloyd Wright's on architecture. Her contributions transformed the art form, revitalizing and expanding dance around the world. In her search to express herself freely and honestly, she created the Martha Graham Dance Company, one of the oldest

dance troupes in America. As a teacher, Graham trained and inspired generations of fine dancers and choreographers. Her pupils included such greats as Alvin Ailey, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham, and countless other performers, actors, and dancers. She collaborated with some of the foremost artists of her time including the composer Aaron Copland and the sculptor Isamu Noguchi." Link

Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer

Title: Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer

Medium; TechniqueBronze

CultureGreek

PeriodHellenistic

Date3rd–2nd century B.C.

DimensionsH. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)

Link to JSTR: Dance Research by Dee Reynolds