Martha Graham was an American dancer and choreographer regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance. She invented a new language of movement, and used it to reveal the passion, the rage and the ecstasy common to human experience. She danced and choreographed for over seventy years, and during that time was the first dancer ever to perform at The White House, the first dancer ever to travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and the first dancer ever to receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Medal of Freedom.
In 1926, the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance was established. Graham became the company's first director, groomed its first generation of dancers, and created dances for the company.
In 1936, Graham made her defining work, "Chronicle," which signaled the beginning of a new era in contemporary dance. The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general public in a dramatic manner.
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