Martha graham

Martha Graham

By S.fox

  • Born

    Born
    The day Martha was born.

  • Studied at Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts

    Stayed until 1923

  • Short, Silent Film for Hugo Riesenfeld

    Syncronized dance with a live orchestra and onscreen conductor

  • Started working at Eastman School of Music

    Started working at Eastman School of Music
    Made Flute of Krishna with Rouban Mamoulian

  • First solo performance

    18 short solos and trios she choregraphed. "Everything I did was influenced by Denishawn."-MG

  • Chronicle

    Chronicle
    Defining work, that brought serious matters to the general public. It showed the dark nature of the stock market crash, the great depression, and the Spanish Civil War.

  • Married Erick Hawkins

    Only to divorce in 1954=(

  • Clytemnestra

    Clytemnestra
    Largest scale of work and only full-length ballet. About an Egyptian queen having an affair. As a sacrifice, her husban kills their daughter. Then, her son kills the queen and the ballet continues in her afterlife.

  • False Last Performance

    "Time of Snow"

  • True Last Apperance

    True Last Apperance
    "Cortege of Eagles"

  • Return to Dance

    After a great depression, and struggle with alcohol, Martha returned to her studio, and choregraphed 10 new ballets. Her last being "Maple Leaf Rage" in 1990.

  • Died of pneumonia

    Died of pneumonia