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How did Martha Graham change the world of dance?
17 April 2015
To complement the 91Èȱ¬'s search for the Young Dancer of 2015, 91Èȱ¬ Arts profiles the hugely influential American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham - 'Goddess of Dance'.
Martha Graham's modern take on dance and her development of a new language of movement made her a driving force in contemporary dance. In this exclusive film we see excerpts from classic Martha Graham creations - including Heretic (1929), Appalachian Spring (1944) and Lamentation (1943) - as choreographer Wayne McGregor and artistic director Sharon Watson consider Graham's influence on today's dancers.
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Martha Graham, ‘Goddess of Dance’
Contemporary dance and the Graham technique.