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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ