Graham's language of dance is based on two main principles: contraction and release. Her dancers create tension through contracting a muscle, and then use the flow of energy when the muscle is relaxed to initiate the movement. This creates a very choppy, tight movement. Also, the contracting of the spine and rib cage make the female dancers look more aggressive, like they are ready to attack and push toward the ground. In the 1930s, Graham's physicality as a dancer was shockingly different from smooth and graceful ballerinas. Ballets were arranged to appear effortless, while Graham's muscular movement made the effort visible in the choreography.
The Human Heart in Motion Graham's main goal as a choreographer was to emote an internal feeling through the movement of her body. Aside from her expressive face, she used dance to express how she felt as a woman in both small and large moments of daily life. For example, in her pieces "Deaths and Entrances," which is based on the work of the Bronte sisters, there is a moment when Graham stands tall and stiffly while naturalistically portraying a Victorian woman, then suddenly bends her knees and plunges backward, so her torso is parallel with the floor. When asked what this moment meant, she explained that this is to illustrate how a woman feels when she sees a man she once loved across the room at a party. For centuries, many women felt constricted both physically and emotionally. Graham not only moved in a way that was radical for women at the time, but did it to express her deepest emotions
Graham's language of dance is based on two main principles: contraction and release. Her dancers create tension through contracting a muscle, and then use the flow of energy when the muscle is relaxed to initiate the movement. This creates a very choppy, tight movement. Also, the contracting of the spine and rib cage make the female dancers look more aggressive, like they are ready to attack and push toward the ground. In the 1930s, Graham's physicality as a dancer was shockingly different from smooth and graceful ballerinas. Ballets were arranged to appear effortless, while Graham's muscular movement made the effort visible in the choreography.The Human Heart in Motion Graham's main goal as a choreographer was to emote an internal feeling through the movement of her body. Aside from her expressive face, she used dance to express how she felt as a woman in both small and large moments of daily life. For example, in her pieces "Deaths and Entrances," which is based on the work of the Bronte sisters, there is a moment when Graham stands tall and stiffly while naturalistically portraying a Victorian woman, then suddenly bends her knees and plunges backward, so her torso is parallel with the floor. When asked what this moment meant, she explained that this is to illustrate how a woman feels when she sees a man she once loved across the room at a party. For centuries, many women felt constricted both physically and emotionally. Graham not only moved in a way that was radical for women at the time, but did it to express her deepest emotions
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