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fromThe New Yorker
6 days agoHow Long Can Martha Graham's Dance Revolution Last?
The Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its centenary amidst challenges of preserving legacy and integrating contemporary works.
"Decorative, escapist, imaginary princesses and swans and flowers," said Janet Eilber, a former member of the company and its current artistic director. "And she wanted to dance about real human beings, real human challenges." Graham wanted to use dance to tell American stories, which at the time was a revolutionary idea, when so much of American cultural life was focused on Europe.