Heretic

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"Heretic" is a groundbreaking 1929 modern dance solo by Martha Graham that explores themes of isolation, rejection, and inner strength through stark, minimalist movement.

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Heretic canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choreographic work ⓘ
modern dance solo ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
artisticMovement American modern dance ⓘ
associatedPerson Martha Graham ⓘ
castSize one principal soloist ⓘ
choreographer Martha Graham ⓘ
choreographicApproach minimalist movement ⓘ
stark movement vocabulary ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Martha Graham ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1929 ⓘ
genre dance ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
language nonverbal ⓘ
medium live performance ⓘ
movementStyle modern dance ⓘ
notableFeature contrast between soloist and ensemble ⓘ
focus on a solitary central figure ⓘ
use of stark, minimalist movement ⓘ
originalContext Martha Graham’s early repertory ⓘ
performanceType solo ⓘ
performer Martha Graham ⓘ
premiereYear 1929 ⓘ
reception recognized as groundbreaking in modern dance history ⓘ
significance considered an early landmark of Martha Graham’s choreographic career ⓘ
helped define Graham’s modernist aesthetic ⓘ
subjectMatter emotional struggle of an outsider ⓘ
social exclusion ⓘ
theme individual versus group ⓘ
inner strength ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
rejection ⓘ

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Martha Graham → notableWork → Heretic ⓘ
Morph Ovum → appearsIn → Heretic ⓘ