Martha Graham

by Martha Graham

Autobiografía de quien dedicó toda su vida al arte de la danza. Le dio una nueva dimensión basada en la estructura natural del cuerpo humano y en la libertad de los gestos. Punto de referencia para las nuevas generaciones de coreógrafos y bailarines.

Genres: Biography

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American dancer and choreographer.

Graham was regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance, and is widely considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Graham invented a new language of movement, and used it to reveal the passion, the rage and the ecstasy common to human experience.

She danced and choreographed for over seventy years, and during that time was the first dancer ever to perform at The White House, the first dancer ever to travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and the first dancer ever to receive the highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said "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."

Reviews

[Angelica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a great way to know a little about her life and the way she used to think about living and dance.