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Dance: Martha Graham, Robert Cohan and the introduction of contemporary movement to England in the 1960s
“How was contemporary movement introduced to Britain in the 1960’s?
Who were the influences, works and companies that evolved from this movement?”
Contemporary movement was introduced to Britain in the 60’s with respect to work that had been done in the United States by Martha Graham, working originally out of a tiny Carnegie Hall studio in midtown Manhattan back in 1926.
Martha Graham has often been compared to Constantin Stanislavsky (the “father” of contemporary theatre), and his work with the Art Theatre in Moscow. This is, in the main, because both were such revolutionary characters, and extremely passionate about their arts to the point of overwork and illness. Both were also uncompromising individuals who worked their students hard, but only because they were always prepared to go further. Martha Graham became a darling of “Time” magazine, the “face” of American dance, and was hailed as “one of the great new yorkers – the woman of the century...
“How was contemporary movement introduced to Britain in the 1960’s?
Who were the influences, works and companies that evolved from this movement?”
Contemporary movement was introduced to Britain in the 60’s with respect to work that had been done in the United States by Martha Graham, working originally out of a tiny Carnegie Hall studio in midtown Manhattan back in 1926.
Martha Graham has often been compared to Constantin Stanislavsky (the “father” of contemporary theatre), and his work with the Art Theatre in Moscow. This is, in the main, because both were such revolutionary characters, and extremely passionate about their arts to the point of overwork and illness. Both were also uncompromising individuals who worked their students hard, but only because they were always prepared to go further. Martha Graham became a darling of “Time” magazine, the “face” of American dance, and was hailed as “one of the great new yorkers – the woman of the century...
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