1. Martha GrahamMartha Graham,A Dancers LifePresentation made
by: Hannah Rieders
2. Courage Timeline
Martha didnt make that much money from teaching, but she still
bought materials to make costumes from the little money that she
had.
Martha started dance when she was 22 and most people start when
they are 9 or 10. She auditioned to dance for Ruth St. Denis which
was a very good dance school when she had just started to
dance.
Martha Graham wanted to become a dancer even though the people of
that time thought that you shouldnt dance for a career.
Graham rebelled against the traditional ballet and started her own
kind of dance called modern. Other dances that also rebelled were,
Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and also others.
Martha dancing at Ruth St. Deniss school.
3. Courage Timeline continued
Martha decided to have men in her company. A lot of people didnt
agree with having men in the company and left.
Martha got invitedto dance in Nazi, Germany but she knew that the
Jews werent being treated equally there, so Graham refused because
some dancers in her group were Jewish.No other American Dance
Company danced there that year.
In the show Cave of the Heart, one of theactors was a Japanese
American girl. Marthas group was the first to have Asians and
African Americans in her group before the civil rights
movement.
Martha started to get arthritis in her knees and hands but still
danced. By the end of the show, Every Soul Is a Circus, Grahams
knee was the size of a grapefruit.
Martha dancing in the Cave of the Heart.
4. Color Collage:
Determined-red
Throughout Marthas life she was very determined. One specific
example was after Martha saw one of Ruth St. Deniss shows, Graham
really wanted to become a dancer. At 22 years old she started dance
and auditioned for Ruth St. Deniss dance studio.
Ruth St. Denis dancing.
5. Color Collage:
Imaginative-purple
Martha once saw a modern painting with a line across the whole
page. After Graham saw that, she wanted to dance like that
painting.
Martha Graham dancing.
6. Color Collage: Generous-orange
Martha got invited to dance in Nazi, Germany. She knew that the
Jews werentbeing treated equally. In Grahams dance group, there was
some members that were Jewish, so Martha refused to go to
Germany.
Martha Grahams dance group.
7. Color Collage:
Serious-blue
When Martha was trying to think of an idea for a show, she would
stay up all night writing ideas down for what the show would be
about.
Martha Graham dancing in a show that she choreographed.
8. Room Design for Martha Graham
I chose this indoor room for Martha because it has a studio and a
office to work. Martha Graham loved to dance, so she would need a
studio to dance. Graham would also need a office to work on show
ideas.
9. Medal For Martha Graham
I chose to do this medal because Martha traveled all over the world
dancing for the people there. The globe represents that.She was
very creative because she was a pioneer in modern dance. She was
also creative during her dances and for her costumes. The rainbow
flowers represent creativity because it shows all the creative
moods that Graham had in her dances.
Global Creativity
10. Marthas Modern Theater Cafe
Appetizers
Dessert
Main Meal
Every Soul Is a Circus Grilled Cheese
Lamentation Chicken Noodle Soup
Maple Leaf Rag Cookies
Frontier Pizza
Toppings: pepperoni or vegetables
Cave of the Heart Tomato Soup
Heretic Pasta with a choice of butter or tomato sauce
Primitive Mysteries Apple Pie
Drinks
Appalachian Spring Water
Orange Juice Cranberry Juice
11. Musical Introduction
I chose this song because it is one of the songs that Martha danced
to. The dance is called Lamentation and it is a very famous dance.
This song and dance is the mood that most of Grahams dances are.
Martha danced it as a solo and her costume was atube of
fabric.
