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Gr 2-6 If Martha Graham's choreography for "Appalachian Spring" was a "valentine" to the world, as critics wrote in 1944, then this book is a love letter in return. Simple, poetic prose tells the story of the creation of one of the world's most-loved ballets and compositions, and Floca's graceful watercolor illustrations take admirers through every part of its development. Written in the present tense, the narrative has a sense of drama that carries readers along as if the events were happening in real time. Fascinating details ab...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When choreographer Martha Graham asked composer Aaron Copland to create the music for a new ballet, she knew she wanted their finished piece to be a story, "a legend of American living." Later she asked the sculptor Isamu Noguchi to design the set, and from the collaboration among these three artists the iconic ballet Appalachian Spring was born. Using spare, concise sentences, the authors echo Graham's approach to dance: like the movements in her choreography, nothing is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After choreographer Martha Graham asked composer Aaron Copland and sculptor/set designer Isamu Noguchi to collaborate with her on a new ballet, the ic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A behind-the-scenes look at the artists’ processes as they work in their respective fields of dance, music, and design. As Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan provide background about Martha Graham’s style of dancing, they ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More