Who is Martha Graham?

Martha Graham is American dancer and choreographer.

How did Martha Graham die?

Martha Graham passed away in 1991.

Martha Graham

Q: What is Martha Graham known for?

Martha Graham is primarily known as a(n) film director, dancer, ballet master, Choregrapher, ballet dancer, music educator, costume designer.

American dancer and choreographer

Born:May 11, 1894

Died:April 1, 1991

Age at death:96

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Born in:Allegheny, United States

Languages:English

Film Director Dancer Ballet Master Choregrapher Ballet Dancer Music Educator Costume Designer

Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

American MastersA Dancer’s World

Awards

National Women's Hall of Fame (2015)Kennedy Center Honors (1979)Presidential Medal of Freedom (1976)Capezio Dance Award (1960)Guggenheim Fellowship (1944)

Martha Graham

American dancer and choreographer

Biography

Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique. Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors including the Key to the City of Paris and Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown.

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Quotes

“We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance.”

— "The American Dance", in Modern Dance, ed. Virginia Stewart (1945).

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.”

— As quoted in The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration : A Year of Motivation, Revelation, and Instruction (1999) by Kevin Nelson, p. 11.

“I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.”

— As quoted in "About Martha Graham" at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Martha Graham", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Portrait of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham sitting in a chair, Los Angeles.

Title: Portrait of Martha Graham and Bertram Ross, as Clytemenestra and Orestes Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

Identificatie Titel(s): Martha Graham - letter to the world Objecttype: foto Objectnummer: RP-F-F18523 Vervaardiging Vervaardiger: fotograaf: B. Morgan Datering: 1940 Materiaal en Techniek Fysieke kenmerken: ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk Materiaal: barietpapier Techniek: ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk Afmetingen: foto: hoogte 376 mm × breedte 487 mm karton: hoogte 556 mm × breedte 708 mm Verwerving en rechten: Verwerving: overdracht van beheer 1994 Copyright: Publiek domein

Martha Graham

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Martha Graham uit Finland met haar dansgroep in Nederland het gezelschap Datum : 12 december 1962 Trefwoorden : DANSGROEPEN, gezelschappen Fotograaf : Broers, F.N. / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 914-6029