Martha Graham
American
Martha Graham was a very notable American modern dancer and choreographer. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1894/05/11 | Martha Graham is born in Allegheny City, now part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Born | Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania | |||
| 1924/07/00 | In the summer of 1924, Martha Graham gives classes at the Pumpelly Studio. The Studio was used by Pumpelly for his writings, for painting by members of his family, and for musicals and poetry readings by Harvard professor George Copeland. | Work | Pumpelly Studio | Dublin | |||
| 1931/00/00 | "Martha Graham Early Dance Films" | Dancer | Martha Graham Early Dance Films (1931-1944) | ||||
| 1943/00/00 | Aaron Copland accepts Elizabeth Coolidge's $500 commission to write the score for Martha Graham's new ballet. "I have been an admirer of Martha Graham's work for many years and I have more than once hoped that we might collaborate." - AC | Choreograph | Appalachian Spring | ||||
| 1944/10/30 | "Appalachian Spring", a celebration of the human spirit featuring Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, May O'Donnell and Merce Cunningham premieres in the Coolidge Auditorium. | Choreograph | Appalachian Spring | Coolidge Auditorium Library of Congress | Jefferson Building, Library of Congress | ||
| 1957/09/01 | In 1957, a prominent member of 67 years is Martha Graham Black, great-granddaughter of the Rev James Graham, who gave the church its new name 153 years earlier. | Faith | Beulah Presbyterian Church | Churchill |
1 Creative Work by Martha Graham »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Appalachian Spring | Choreograph | Ballet | 1944/10/30 |
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