Frontier

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Frontier is a groundbreaking modern dance solo choreographed by Martha Graham that explores themes of pioneering spirit and the American frontier.

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instanceOf ballet and dance composition
choreographic work
modern dance solo
artisticSignificance early collaboration between Martha Graham and Isamu Noguchi
landmark of American modern dance
choreographer Martha Graham
choreographicForm solo
composer Louis Horst
costumeDesigner Edith Gilfond
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts vast open landscape
featuresSetDesignBy Isamu Noguchi
firstPerformanceDate 1935
firstPerformedByCompany Martha Graham Dance Company
genre modern dance
hasInfluenced later American modern dance works
stage design in modern dance
hasTheme expansion of the American West
exploration
female pioneer experience
individualism
historicalPeriod Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression
influencedBy American frontier mythology
linked to: Old West

American social history
intendedAudience theatrical audience
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject American frontier
linked to: Old West

pioneering spirit
movementStyle Martha Graham technique
linked to: Martha Graham
movementVocabulary contraction and release
floor work
sharp angular gestures
narrativeFocus lone woman pioneer
partOf Martha Graham repertory
performanceType stage work
performingArtist Martha Graham
portrays isolation on the frontier
optimism about the future
strength and resilience of a woman pioneer
premiereLocation New York City
premiereVenue Guild Theatre
setDesigner Isamu Noguchi
setting imagined American frontier landscape
usesSymbolism fence rails
frontier horizon
ropes

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Martha Graham notableWork Frontier