Cave of the Heart

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Cave of the Heart is a modern dance work by Martha Graham that reimagines the Greek myth of Medea through her signature psychologically intense and expressionistic choreography.

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Cave of the Heart canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet ⓘ
modern dance work ⓘ
artisticPeriod mid-20th-century American modern dance ⓘ
basedOn Greek myth of Medea ⓘ
centralTheme betrayal ⓘ
female rage ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
psychological conflict ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
choreographer Martha Graham ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Martha Graham ⓘ
depictsCharacter Jason ⓘ
Medea ⓘ
The Chorus ⓘ
The Princess ⓘ
linked to: the Princess
explores conflict between love and vengeance ⓘ
the destructive power of passion ⓘ
hasChoreographicFocus angular, stylized gesture ⓘ
floor work ⓘ
symbolic use of props ⓘ
torso contractions and releases ⓘ
hasGenre modern dance ⓘ
hasSetting mythic ancient Greece ⓘ
hasStyle expressionist ⓘ
psychologically intense ⓘ
language nonverbal ⓘ
medium live performance ⓘ
movementLanguage Martha Graham technique ⓘ
narrativeSource Euripides' Medea ⓘ
linked to: Medea
notableInterpreter Martha Graham ⓘ
subsequent principal dancers of the Martha Graham Dance Company ⓘ
notableProp long red costume cord ⓘ
metal crown of thorns-like structure ⓘ
originalTitle Serpent Heart ⓘ
partOfRepertoire Martha Graham Dance Company repertoire ⓘ
portrays Medea’s inner psychological landscape ⓘ
premiereCompany Martha Graham Dance Company ⓘ
premiereDate 1946 ⓘ
premierePlace New York City ⓘ

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Martha Graham → notableWork → Cave of the Heart ⓘ
Martha Graham Dance Company → notableWork → Cave of the Heart ⓘ