Bird's eye view : dancing with Martha Graham and on Broadway / Dorothy Bird and Joyce Greenberg ; with a foreword by Marcia B. Siegel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©1997.Description: xxviii, 261 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0822939800 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • 9780822939801 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 21 792.8092 BIR
LOC classification:
  • GV1783 .B57 1997
Contents:
1. Background, Family, and a Pioneering Lifestyle -- 2. Martha Graham at the Cornish School, Seattle, 1930 -- 3. Martha Graham's Seven Against Thebes, 1930 -- 4. The Neighbourhood Playhouse, New York City, 1931 -- 5. Performing with the Graham Group, 1931-1937 -- 6. Dancing on Broadway, 1937-1945 -- 7. The Limón Trio, 1944-1946 -- 8. The School of American Ballet and the Broadway Scene, 1945-1948 -- 9. Marriage, Motherhood, and Teaching, 1947-1988.
Summary: "Bird's Eye View is a warm and human story that chronicles the early development of modern dance from a dancer's perspective. Dorothy Bird was the only dancer of her time to work with all the major choreographers in concert and on Broadway: George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Doris Humphrey, Helen Tamiris, Anna Sokolow, Herbert Ross, Jose Limon, and Jerome Robbins, among others. She recounts fascinating theater experiences with such luminaries as Orson Welles, Gertrude Lawrence, Carol Channing, Danny Kaye, and Elia Kazan. Dorothy shares her methods and experiences as a teacher for Balanchine and her twenty-five-year tenure at the Neighborhood Playhouse to highlight her philosophy of "giving back" to the next generation of performers. Of all the artists Dorothy Bird worked with, Martha Graham figures most strongly in the book and in her life. Her narrative about Graham's early creative process is a valuable addition to the literature, as is the story of her personal involvement with Graham. The reader gains an intimate insight into the love and fear instilled by Graham in her followers." -- WorldCat
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.

1. Background, Family, and a Pioneering Lifestyle -- 2. Martha Graham at the Cornish School, Seattle, 1930 -- 3. Martha Graham's Seven Against Thebes, 1930 -- 4. The Neighbourhood Playhouse, New York City, 1931 -- 5. Performing with the Graham Group, 1931-1937 -- 6. Dancing on Broadway, 1937-1945 -- 7. The Limón Trio, 1944-1946 -- 8. The School of American Ballet and the Broadway Scene, 1945-1948 -- 9. Marriage, Motherhood, and Teaching, 1947-1988.

"Bird's Eye View is a warm and human story that chronicles the early development of modern dance from a dancer's perspective. Dorothy Bird was the only dancer of her time to work with all the major choreographers in concert and on Broadway: George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Doris Humphrey, Helen Tamiris, Anna Sokolow, Herbert Ross, Jose Limon, and Jerome Robbins, among others. She recounts fascinating theater experiences with such luminaries as Orson Welles, Gertrude Lawrence, Carol Channing, Danny Kaye, and Elia Kazan. Dorothy shares her methods and experiences as a teacher for Balanchine and her twenty-five-year tenure at the Neighborhood Playhouse to highlight her philosophy of "giving back" to the next generation of performers. Of all the artists Dorothy Bird worked with, Martha Graham figures most strongly in the book and in her life. Her narrative about Graham's early creative process is a valuable addition to the literature, as is the story of her personal involvement with Graham. The reader gains an intimate insight into the love and fear instilled by Graham in her followers." -- WorldCat

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