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          5. Martha Graham

          American dancer, teacher and choreographer
          Date of Birth: 22.05.1894
          Country: USA

          Biography of Martha Graham

          Martha Graham was an American dancer, teacher, and choreographer, known for her contributions to modern dance.

          She was born on May 22, 1894 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of 22, she joined the Denishawn School of Dance in Los Angeles, which was founded by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.


          In 1920, Graham made her debut as a member of the Denishawn company in a performance inspired by Aztec motifs called "Xochitl".

          After performing in Broadway shows and teaching at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, she founded the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York City in 1930.


          Graham gained international recognition for her choreography of Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" in 1930, for which she collaborated with choreographer Leonid Massine and conductor Leopold Stokowski.

          She was the first dancer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship in