Today, she would have been 117 years old. I am a classically trained ballet dancer - not schooled in Graham technique - but here is my tribute to her.
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| Me trying to be Martha Graham-ish |
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| More of me being Martha Graham-ish |
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| More of me emulating Martha Graham, ballerina-style! |
Another tribute from Google Doodle with animation by Ryan Woodward:
And here is the Lady herself, in all her pain and angst:
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| Martha Graham web photo from archives |
I am playing all the Aaron Copland music he made for her ballets all day!
amazing!!i cannot do ballet nor do i know much about it but i love the beautiful contortions the human body can do.and dancing is such a cathartic form of physical expressions!
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ReplyDeleteTo Hivenn, I couldn't find a "comment" button on your blog. But I'm so sorry to hear about your friend with ME. I signed the petition for the hospital.
thankyou for telling about this post! Me being a LONG TIME dancer can really appreciate it! OH MY GOD her feet are gorgeous. who is the girl in the pics.
ReplyDeletethankyou for making such a wonderful post for Martha! <3 <3
love Sigrid
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http://dancingsinginganddreaming.blogspot.com
haha I realized it was you after I commented! <3 You are amazing! I dont know any other blogger ballarinas! <3 I am following you now.
ReplyDeleteyour feet are amazing. and I love the lighting.
<3 <3
i posted a link to this post on my ballet wednesday post.
haha i am dumb. cuz i totally looked for subtitles under the pics and didnt see them. but now i do =) haha
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful tribute. Your shots are wonderful. Xxxx
ReplyDeleteYou lok beautiful in your photos. I honor everyone who has dedicated their lives to dance, it must feel wonderful to be able to move your body like that.
ReplyDeleteTake Care,
Claire
I put the subtitles in the pics after your question, Sigrid - so you weren't "dumb"! :-) And thank you for the comment on the feet. We dancers are so obsessed with line and feet so I am so pleased with your comment.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Fashionistable and Claire. As for movement, it is wonderful and also painful. I guess we all love to suffer for art.
oh my my my. does she have any bones in her body?
ReplyDeleteMe or Martha Graham? ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, wow, these are gorgeous shots. Isn't it a funny old world: I happened to be not just online, but thru sitemeter happened to see someone click thru to my blog from the wonderful Photodiarist (which is where I just left the HB comment a few minutes ago). Who took the shots of you? Did you do it with a timer?
ReplyDeleteWhile I can still do splits in the air, there's not like they used to be. But somewhere on my blog I've got some old shots that I took in NYC, on the roof of my apt building, in film (colour slides), with my dad's Pentax and a tripod and the timer. I'm actually going to try to find it..
AH! found it. Still not as good as yours ; )
http://streetstylelondon.blogspot.com/2010/06/take-bow.html
following you now.. I'll be back. Lucky you, living in California!
I'm dancing modern dance a little bit, I'm not that good, but I'm trying. You did a good job. I haven't herd about her before I saw the thingy on google. Thanks for your comment ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, JC and Alex York! So glad to find other dancers out there.
ReplyDeleteJC - yes, self-shot with tripod and timer. So one hopes for the best! That's why I am partly out of frame in the middle photo :-) I couldn't control the lighting either with the sun going in and out of the clouds. Agree, love the Photodiarist!
Re-posting some missing comments from yesterday:
ReplyDeleteJC has left a new comment on your post "MARTHA GRAHAM's 117TH BIRTHDAY":
Oh, wow, these are gorgeous shots. Isn't it a funny old world: I happened to be not just online, but thru sitemeter happened to see someone click thru to my blog from the wonderful Photodiarist (which is where I just left the HB comment a few minutes ago). Who took the shots of you? Did you do it with a timer?
While I can still do splits in the air, there's not like they used to be. But somewhere on my blog I've got some old shots that I took in NYC, on the roof of my apt building, in film (colour slides), with my dad's Pentax and a tripod and the timer. I'm actually going to try to find it..
AH! found it. Still not as good as yours ; )
http://streetstylelondon.blogspot.com/2010/06/take-bow.html
following you now.. I'll be back. Lucky you, living in California!
Another comment Blogger dropped:
ReplyDeleteAlex York has left a new comment on your post "MARTHA GRAHAM's 117TH BIRTHDAY":
I'm dancing modern dance a little bit, I'm not that good, but I'm trying. You did a good job. I haven't herd about her before I saw the thingy on google. Thanks for your comment ;)
Really incredible photos! I danced when I was younger. I was never competitive or professional, but I do remember how much I enjoyed it.
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Just found this site. I'm a great fan of Martha's style and I think your expressions and poses capture her perfectly! Love the contrasting dress and ballet slippers too!
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