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Added 19th May 2021 by Amy Bowring / Last update 19th May 2021

Steps In The Street 2.mp4
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Video by Annalise Grammacione. The details within the political, choreographic, emotional and production elements of Martha Graham’s “Steps in The Street” (1936) allows to make connections between current global issues and movement as well as how to convey an artistic voice of activism able to resonate with an audience, like Graham did during the fascist movements in Europe. As a growing creative, learning through the Covid-19 Pandemic, I was inspired by Graham’s emotional choreography, contracted shapes of the upper body and sense of seriousness yet explosive kinetic energy. I used these characteristics to create a modern day, Covid-19 inspired version of “Steps in The Street”, “Manic in The Mask”. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrkuB5WwQGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8pJ4BCWNyM https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/09/arts/review-dance-graham-explores-her-early-repertory.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/20749314?seq=1 www.forbes.com/sites/risasarachan/2019/09/20/martha-graham-dance-company-brings-a-historic-dance-piece-into-a-contemporary-lens-with-steps-in-the-street/?sh=5e4a44517aa7 www.loc.gov/exhibits/politics-and-dance/finding-a-political-voice.html www.danceviewtimes.com/2010/06/graham-and-politics.html https://acceleratedmotion.org/dance-history/creating-american-identities-2/197-2/
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