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The Martha Graham Dance Company has remained a leader in the development of contemporary dance since its founding in 1926. Its first headquarters consisted of a small dance studio on Broadway. The center later moved to a two story building at 316 East 63rd Street, New York. The Company has performed in over 50 countries, as well as giving lectures and performances throughout the United States. The Martha Graham Dance Company has nurtured many of the leading choreographers and dancers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Merce Cunningham, Erick Hawkins, Pearl Lang, Pascal Rioult, and Paul Taylor.

Martha Graham (1894-1991) was a pioneer of modern dance and one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century. She had her first independent recital in New York in 1926, after studying in Los Angeles at the Denishawn School; by the 1930s she had her own school and had founded the Martha Graham Dance Company. Her most famous early ballets include Lamentation (1930), Frontier (1935) and Appalachian Spring (1944). Her later works were informed by tales of North American lore, Greek mythology, the Bible and historical figures, including Joan of Arc and Emily Dickinson. Graham continued dancing to the age of 75.

Graham received Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in 1978, and was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1984. She published her memoir, Blood Memory in 1991.

From the guide to the Martha Graham Dance Company Tour records, 1941-1957, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.)
Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Dance theatre programmes collection, c1950-1999 Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: Laban Archive
referencedIn Lil Liandre papers, 1910-2003 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Martha Graham Dance Company collection, [ca. 1926-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn Early drafts and papers relating to Martha: The life and work of Martha Graham, 196?-1991 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Martha Graham Collection, 1896-2003, (bulk 1926-1991) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Hinkson, Mary,. Interview with Mary Hinkson. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Ryder, Mark,. Interview with Mark Ryder. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Records of the Symposium on Music Criticism, held May 1-3, 1947 at Harvard Harvard University, Loeb Music Library
referencedIn Pierce, Theodore, 1907-1999. Papers, 1867-1998. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Ross, Bertram, 1920-. Bertram Ross papers, 1910-2006 (Bulk dates 1980-1996) New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Erdman, Jean,. Interview with Jean Erdman. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Souvenir programs of ballet, dance, and theatrical productions, ca. 1924-1998. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Wood, David,. Interview with David Wood. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Schönberg, Bessie,. Interview with Bessie Schoenberg. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn De Mille, Agnes. Martha : the life and work of Martha Graham / by Agnes de Mille. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Bert Terborgh papers, 1967-1995 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Bennett, Isadora. Isadora Bennett Collection. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Oswald, Genevieve,. Interview with Takako Asakawa and David Hatch Walker. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn BMI Surinach collection, 1900s-1996, 1950s-1980s The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Protas, Ron. [Programs] New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Loquasto, Santo,. Demeter and Persephone : choreographic and research notes used by Twyla Tharp in creating her dance, 1993. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Bertram Ross papers, 1910-2006, Bulk dates 1980-1996 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Yu, Henry [programs]. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn De Mille, Agnes. Early drafts and papers relating to Martha: The life and work of Martha Graham. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Thompson, Clive,. Interview with Clive Thompson. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Liandre, Lil, 1910-2003. Lil Liandre papers, 1910-2003. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Shawl, Frank,. An ongoing dance through life : an oral history : transcript, 2004 / Frank Shawl ; interviewers, Ruth Chen ... [et al.] ; editors, Alyson Belcher, Jeff Friedman, and Ruth Jacbs. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn Wengerd, Tim, 1945-1989,. Interview with Tim Wengerd. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004. May O'Donnell papers, 1934-1996. Newberry Library
creatorOf Martha Graham Dance Company. Press materials. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Graham, Martha, 1894-1991. Letters from Martha Graham to David Zellmer, 1942-1945. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Isadora Bennett collection, 1940-1972 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Letters from Martha Graham to David Zellmer, 1942-1945 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
creatorOf Martha Graham Dance Company. Martha Graham Dance Company records, 1941-1957. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Yokum, Rachel D. Ballet and dance souvenir programs. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
creatorOf Strilko, Anthony. Anthony Strilko papers, 1950-1991. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Barbara Morgan photographs of Martha Graham and Company, 1935-1940 University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Wagoner, Dan,. Interview with Dan Wagoner. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Contemporary Dance Trust Archive, 1957-1998 V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn Winter, Ethel,. Interview with Ethel Winter. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Nuchtern, Jean,. Interview with Jean Nuchtern. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
creatorOf Martha Graham Dance Company. Scrapbook: Clippings, programs and typescripts, New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Graham, Martha. Martha Graham collection, 1896-2003 (bulk 1926-1991). Library of Congress
referencedIn Martha : the life and work of Martha Graham / by Agnes de Mille, 198-? The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Yuriko, 1920-. Interview with Yuriko. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Bird, Dorothy,. Interview with Dorothy Bird. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Hodes, Stuart,. Interview with Stuart Hodes. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Ross, Bertram,. Interview with Bertram Ross. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Anthony Strilko papers, 1950-1991 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn Gruen, John,. Interview with Takako Asakawa and David Hatch Walker. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Martha Graham Dance Company Tour records, 1941-1957 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Fisher, Nelle. Scrapbooks. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009,. Interview with Pearl Lang. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Dudley, Jane,. Interview with Jane Dudley. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Graham, Martha, 1894-1991. [Programs] New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Mary Frank Archives of American Art

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