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  1. Graham, Martha Grahamnoun

    United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)

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  1. Martha Graham

    Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. 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, in the 1994 documentary The Dancer Revealed: "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." Founded in 1926 (the same year as Graham's professional dance company), the Martha Graham School is the oldest school of dance in the United States. First located in a small studio within Carnegie Hall, the school currently has two different studios in New York City.

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    Martha Graham was an iconic American choreographer and modern dancer, considered one of the pioneers of modern dance. Born in 1894, she greatly influenced the evolution of dance as an art form in the United States. Graham developed her own dance technique, known as the Graham technique, which is widely taught around the world. In 1926, she established the Martha Graham Dance Company, one of the oldest and most acclaimed dance troupes in America. Her innovative and expressive style revolutionized the dance world and she is often compared to other creative geniuses like Picasso, Einstein, and Stravinsky. Graham passed away in 1991, however, her impact on dance continues to be celebrated today.

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  1. Martha Graham

    Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture. She danced and choreographed for over seventy years. Graham was the first dancer ever to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential 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, in the 1994 documentary "The Dancer Revealed", "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."

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