Definition of Martha Graham

1. Noun. United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991).

Exact synonyms: Graham
Generic synonyms: Choreographer, Dancer, Professional Dancer, Terpsichorean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martha Graham

Martegiani's funnel
Martello
Martello tower
Martello towers
Martellos
Martes
Martes americana
Martes foina
Martes martes
Martes pennanti
Martes zibellina
Martha
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
Martha Graham (current term)
Martha Jane Burk
Martha Jane Burke
Marti
Marti Ke
Martial
Martian
Martian poetry
Martianism
Martians
Martin
Martin's bandage
Martin's disease
Martin's tube
Martin-Bell syndrome

Literary usage of Martha Graham

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut: From the First Indian Deed in 1659 by William Cothren (1879)
"Curtiss, s. of Dr. Andrew and Martha Graham, May 23. Andrus, s. of Dr. Zephaniah and Hannah Hull, Dec. 8. Joseph, s. of Thomas and Martha Savage, March 14. ..."

2. Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing by Larry Chang (2006)
"Martha Graham, 1894-1991 ~ "The Trysting Tent," The Notebooks of Martha Graham, 1973 There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, ..."

3. A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People by John Newton Boucher, John Woolf Jordan (1908)
"... first, James Huston, second, John McFarlane Johnston, by first marriage having one son, John, and by the second marriage one daughter, Martha Graham; ..."

4. What Happened Today? by Jill Norris, Sharon Rosenberger (2001)
"<^JL 11 Martha Graham was born in IS0!1!. She was an innovative dancer and choreographer. She founded the Martha Graham School of ..."

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