Martha Graham
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Allegheny
- Educated at
- Denishawn School of Dancing and Related ArtsSanta Barbara High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Capezio Dance Award🏆 honorary doctor of Harvard University🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences🏆 honorary doctor of Brandeis University🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused."
"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion."
"The most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time change and perhaps grow obsolete as new scientific manifestations emerge. But art is eternal, for it reveals the inner landscape, which is the so…"
"People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose: I was chosen to be a dancer, and, with that, you live all your life."
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Timeline
1894
Born
Birth1991
Died
Death
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