Martha Graham

Martha Graham

Born: May 11, 1894
Died: April 1, 1991
in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.

Movies for Martha Graham...

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Title: Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection's "Martha Graham: Dance on Film" collection.
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Title: The Kennedy Center Honors
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 1978
Type: TV
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
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Anaïs Nin Observed
Title: Anaïs Nin Observed
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 1974
Type: Movie
In this documentary Anais Nin is shown at work, at home, and talking with and about her influences: D.H. Lawrence, Otto Rank, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Martha Graham, Noguchi, Kenneth Anger, Maya Daren, Edmund Wilson, Lou Andreas-Salome and others.
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Night Journey
Title: Night Journey
Character: Queen Jocasta
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Night Journey, the dance, had its premiere only two and a half years after Appalachian Spring, and it is a close cousin. It too has a stream-of-consciousness narration: Jocasta, as she is about to kill herself, remembering what has happened to her. It too contains soul-delving solos, broken up by ensemble dances. Here, however, the ensemble is a darker element. As the story was taken from Greek tragedy, so the corps is the equivalent of Greek tragedy’s chorus. They tell us how to feel: afraid mostly. In this piece Graham pushed her habitual economy to its limits.
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Appalachian Spring
Title: Appalachian Spring
Character: The Wife
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed.
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A Dancer's World
Title: A Dancer's World
Character: Herself
Released: December 31, 1957
Type: Movie
A glimpse into the world and methodology of dancer Martha Graham.
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Appalachian Spring
Title: Appalachian Spring
Character: The Bride
Released: March 15, 1944
Type: Movie
A multi-character dance drama
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Lamentation
Title: Lamentation
Character: Herself
Released: October 11, 1943
Type: Movie
A silent color film of Martha Graham dancing extracts of "Lamentation".
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Frontier
Title: Frontier
Released: February 14, 1936
Type: Movie
A dance piece celebrating western expansion and the american spirit
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Heretic
Title: Heretic
Released: February 2, 1931
Type: Movie
Heretic is a modern dance work by Martha Graham performed to Tetus Breton, an old folk tune from Brittany.