Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-395) and index.
An appreciation / Jerome Robbins -- 1. Bread and roses -- 2. Neighborhood playhouse kid -- 3. Dance as a weapon -- 4. Radical theater/Radical dance -- 5. Anna in the promised land: Russia -- 6. Landmarks -- 7. Mexico -- 8. Finding a fuller expression -- 9. The ups and downs of Broadway -- 10. The actors studio -- 11. The early fifties -- 12. Anna in the promised land: Israel -- 13. Building a repertoire -- 14. Working the media -- 15. The Juilliard connection -- 16. A new era -- 17. Lyric Theatre (Israel) -- 18. Other ventures -- 19. The spirit of rebellion -- 20. Theater danced and danced theater -- 21. The seventies -- 22. Resurgence -- APPENDIXES : Acrostical sonnet -- Four memories, a poem, and a critical analysis -- Testimonials -- Honors, awards, and grants -- Professional associations -- Chronology of premieres of Sokolow choreography -- Film and video recordings -- Labanotatation scores.
"Born in 1910 of Jewish immigrant parents, Anna Sokolow by the early 1930s was a highly valued member of Martha Graham's first company. While performing for Graham, she began to create her own dances focused on the evils of fascism, war, and social injustice, and was soon recognized as one of the outstanding young choreographers of the new generation. Then she began to travel."--BOOK JACKET.