![]() ![]() ![]() Emily Dickinson in her own proper way said that all of us have moments 'when shy humiliations gambol on sunny afternoons, who is to say not to do it.' " Graham wanted to show "the laughing, the fun, the appetite, all of it through dance."ĭancing and making dances were Martha Graham's life. The most articulate dancer and choreographer who ever lived, Martha Graham says: "I know my dances and technique are considered deeply sexual, but I pride myself in placing onstage what most people hide in their deepest thoughts. Like herself, the book speaks with a lilting sibylline voice to explain not only the hold dance had on her and what she gave it back, but also to tell us about the love of her life and about years of suffering as well as years of glory. She speaks here for the first time autobiographically, having dictated this memoir in the final months of her life. Like her dances, her book "Blood Memory" explores life inside out and in many roles and guises. $30.įive months after her death in April at the age of 96, Martha Graham has given the world a masterly, buoyant legacy of her life and her art. The Life and Work of Martha Graham.By Agnes de Mille.Illustrated. ![]()
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