Martha Graham Dance Company

<i>What is the legacy of Martha Graham and why does it endure?</i><br/><br/><i>How and why did the philosophy and subsequent canon of Martha Graham flood out into an artistic diaspora that is still a wellspring of inspiration for contemporary artists?<br/><br/>How do dancers that have never studied with or worked under Martha Graham maintain her vision?<br/></i><br/>All of these questions and many more are considered in this fascinating book authored by one of the Martha Graham Company's ex-principal dancers which illuminates the ongoing significance of the Martha Graham Dance Company almost 100 years after it was founded. <br/><br/>Through doing so we are offered a study of the history of the Martha Graham Dance Company - the longest-standing modern dance company in America its international diaspora and the current generation of dancers taking up the mantel. <br/><br/>Drawing on extensive interviews conducted for the book the company's story is told through the experiences inspirations motivations and words of performers from Graham's iconic artistic lineage.