Martha Graham in Love and War The Life in the Work

Name: Martha Graham in Love and War The Life in the Work
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ISBN: 9780199367856

ISBN-10: 019936785X

ISBN-13: 9780199367856

Edition: 2014

Authors: Mark Franko

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Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations, those fromthe World War II era, by restoring their rich historical and personal context. Graham matured as an artist during the global crisis of fascism, the conflict of World War II, and the post-war period that ushered in the Cold War. Franko focuses on four of her most powerful works, American Document (1938), Appalachian Spring (1944), Night Journey (1948), and Voyage (1953),tracing their connections to…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 3/12/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

MARK FRANKO is a dancer, choreographer, and Professor of Dance and Performance Studies at the University of California in Santa Cruz. He is the author of The Work of Dance (Wesleyan, 2002) and co-editor of Acting on the Past (Wesleyan, 2000).