Missing Martha
The Martha Graham Company performed in my town last night.
I’m very, very sad I missed it. It’s one of the curses of being a Real Person, as opposed to that glorified and totally unrealistic view of the American Artist. Me, I had a kid who was sick and needed to go to the doctor, a podcast that needed to be edited, a wife who needs my attention (since I’ve been spending so much time writing and such), and there really weren’t the finances to go and see it anyway.
I shouldn’t feel bad–there was a time when no one was seeing Martha Graham’s work, because her companion and heir had removed permission from the company to perform them. Thankfully, that’’s all been worked out, and the pieces that inspired so many — Baryshnikov, Nureyev, on the high end, and Liza Minelli and Madonna in the more popular realm– are now touring.
Melissa Crowther, a blogger, talks a little about Martha’s contribution to modern dance and brings to our attention an even more modern connection: the "Eyeliner" dance from So You Think You Can Dance:
Tags: so you think you can dance, martha graham, melissa crowther, dance, performance
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