Celebrating Sophie

Article Abstract:

The 85th birthday of dancer and choreographer Sophie Maslow was the occasion for a celebration at the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center. Maslow danced with Martha Graham's company for 12 years beginning in 1931, and later formed the Sophie Maslow Dance Company. Francis Mason, Jane Dudley, Donald McKayle, Harvey Lichtenstein. Madeleine Nichols and Terese Capucilli share recollections and responses to Maslow's life and work, along with remarks from Maslow.

Appreciation, Speeches, lectures and essays, Transcript, Dudley, Jane, Maslow, Sophie, Mason, Francis, McKayle, Donald, Lichtenstein, Harvey, Capucilli, Terese

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Bird's eye view

Article Abstract:

Dorothy Bird recounts her experiences as a dancer with Martha Graham in the 1930s. Graham's choreography of 'Dance of the Furies' in 1932, 'Ekstasis' in 1933, 'Celebration,' 'Four Casual Developments' and 'Integrales' in 1934, 'Panorama' in 1935, 'Chronicle' in 1936, and 'Immediate Tragedy' in 1937 is discussed. Graham's company was in residence at Bennington College for several summers and toured the West Coast. Bird eventually became resentful of Graham's autocratic style and broke with her in 1937.

Behavior

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Bird's eye view

Article Abstract:

A modern dancer remembers studies with Martha Graham in the 1930s. Graham regenerated movement from the Old World into a creation replete with an American sense of power, energy and freedom. Graham presented five categories of powerful images which could energize every movement the dancers made. They were feeling, seeing, smelling, hearing and tasting. She had the dancers sit on the floor for the warmup exercises so they would develop a perfectly centered spine.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Study and teaching

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