Martha Graham

innovators; Thomas Edison, Bob Dylan, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Einstein, Muhammad Ali, John Lennon, Kermit the Frog, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pablo Picasso, Richard Branson, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, R. Buckminster Fuller, and Martha Graham. The ad talks about all the people who have dared…

The Watergate scandal was one of the most memorable scandals in U.S. history. The scandal was extremely public and had a huge impact, not only on the people involved, but the general public during that time as well. The Watergate scandal occurred at a time when there was an extremely hostile political climate. The United States was deep into the Vietnam War and the country was divided. The scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972 (“Watergate Scandal”). It all started during Richard…

The Great Depression had undulating impacts upon all parts of America. Indeed, craftsmen had minimal decision however to respond to the times, or chance getting to be lost. At any rate in incredible part, the 1930s turned into 10 years of narrative expression, one in which specialists investigated exchange representational structures, all outlined with the point of uncovering a regularly frantic reality, or of arranging a departure from this reality as was normal for the movies of that time.…

in A Flat Major, Op.62 by Franz Liszt (performed by Josef Bulva) was the music used for this performance. These songs have a slow tempo, which made the dancers dance slowly. This dance performance reminds me of something Martha Graham would choreograph. I say this because in Martha Graham’s pieces, she like to have the body as the main focal point. In my interpretation of the modern dance performance “Behind the Wall of Flowers”. The purpose of this performance was to entertain. I was this…

What do you know about Dance? How much do you know about medicine? These two things have grown and developed over time. The dance style in the 1980s has influenced many young and old dancer of the generations to come. Medicine has also developed since then until now. The development of medicine has helped cure more illnesses and help people all around the world with the new viruses that had a come to be. The style of dance developed also helped young children who many be going through hard times…

In 1925, Martha Chase died, but her family continued the business as the demands for the hospital mannequins escalated. In 1939, Mrs. Chase’s oldest son redesigned the mannequins once again. He gave them more attractive faces, put metal hinges in the joints, and…

Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase exemplifies the simplicity and beauty of motion. Curator, Chelsea Spengemann incorporates works from fourteen different artists as a response to Barbara Morgan’s motion images of modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. It features the works of Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan, Larry Clark, John Cohen, Elliott Erwitt, Lee Friedlander, Andre Kertész, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, Hans Namuth, Nicholas Nixon, Edward Steichen, and Andy Warhol.…

alcohol abuse, and mental illness. Fewer heads of families than single adults are substance abusers, and mental illness varies in prevalence among single men, single women, and parents in homeless families. (Jean L. Wiecha, Ms Johanna T. Dwyer, Dsc, RD Martha Dunn- Strohecker, PhD) Many if not most homeless individuals have had past involvement with the criminal justice system. Some researchers have reported that the criminal activities of homeless individuals are predominantly minor crimes that…

The Orbis Pictus Award is the most prestigious award given to authors that successfully create a nonfiction book for children. The authors are celebrated with this award if their work meets a certain set of criterion – accuracy (of the person/event they focus on), style (interesting and stimulating writing), organization, design (attractive details), and usefulness in the classroom – and only one author is honored with the award each year. The book must be written with the purpose of sharing…

This assignment is meant to underline Revelations as one of the most beautiful modern, jazz and African dance work that tackles the social and political incapability of black people due to segregation during the civil rights movements. Additionally, Alvin Ailey, as the choreographer of Revelations is an important aspect part of the Dance Studies syllabus as a pioneer in the development and growth of dance. The analysis of his beautiful dance work will be further identified throughout this…