Martha Graham
Martha Graham
Fellow: Awarded 1932
Field of Study: Choreography
Fellow: Awarded 1943
Field of Study: Choreography
Fellow: Awarded 1944
Field of Study: Choreography
Competition: US & Canada
As published in the Foundation’s Report for 1931–32:
Latin American Exchange Fellows, 1932
Appointed from the United States:
GRAHAM, MARTHA: Appointed for studies of native dances of Mexico and Yucatan; tenure, four months from June 18, 1932.
Creative experiments in the field of the dance; solo and group compositions, including Dithyrambic, Ceremonials, Lamentation, Incantation. Creation of the leading roles in Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben and Loeffler’s A Pagan Poem, produced by the Neighborhood Playhouse; Stravinsky’s Sacre du Printemps, produced under the auspices of The League of Composers.