Martha Graham, a name widely known among fellow dance connoisseurs, has been compared to some of the most talented artists of the past due to her significant contributions to what is today called "contemporary" dance. It is believed that her impact on modern dance is equivalent to that of Frank Lloyd Wright's on architecture, Stravinsky's on music, and Picasso's on painting. Her contrasting ideas of dances being composed of harsh, angular floor movement transformed the art of dance performance and altered the perceptions of those who thought they understood what dance was. For her many contributions and her development of a technique that has become a part of the common vocabulary of dancers everywhere, I agree with the ... Showed first 120 words of 1901 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 1901 Size (words) ...in 1990 and completed a book entitled Blood Memory. Dedicated choreographer and dancer, she was choreographing a new ballet called The Eye of the Goddess for the Olympics in Barcelona when she died in 1991 at the age of ninety-six. This remarkable longevity, a tribute to her vision, tenacity and willpower, has kept her greatest works active, and as Lynn Garafola stated, "establish[ed] her preeminent position among the makers of what is today called 'historic' modern dance."

It is nearly impossible to track the influence of Martha Graham. Everyone from Woody Allen to Bette Davis cites her as a major influence. She is universally understood to be the twentieth century's most ...Essay still continues 100 more words...