Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham by Deborah Jowitt (Eng

Description: Errand into the Maze by Deborah Jowitt The definitive biography of the visionary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the pantheon of American modernists, few figures loom larger than Martha Graham. One of the greatest choreographers ever to live, Graham pioneered a revolutionary dance technique-primal, dynamic, and rooted in the emotional life of the body-that upended traditional vocabulary and shaped generations of dancers and choreographers across the globe. Over her sweeping career, she founded what is now the oldest dance company in the country and produced nearly two hundred ballets, many of them masterpieces. And along the way, she engaged with the major debates, events, and ideas of the twentieth century, creating works that cut to the core of the human experience. Time magazines "Dancer of the Century," and the first dancer and choreographer to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Graham was a visionary artistic force and an international cultural figure: hers was the iconic face of what came to be known as modern dance.From the renowned dance writer and former longtime critic for The Village Voice Deborah Jowitt, Errand into the Maze draws on more than a decade of firsthand research to deliver the definitive portrait of this titan. Beginning with Grahams childhood in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and her early studies at the Denishawn School; weaving in her offstage adventures, including her relationship with her dancer and muse Erick Hawkins; and chronicling her retirement from dancing at age seventy-five and her remarkably productive final years, this elegant, empathetic biography portrays the artist in all her passionate complexity. Most important, Jowitt places Grahams creations at the heart of her story. Her works, brimming with raw intensity, are intimately linked with their creator, who played the heroine in almost all that she choreographed: Joan of Arc, Jocasta, Clytemnestra, and Judith, among others. In this volume, Graham is centerstage once more, and Jowitt casts a brilliant spotlight on her life and work. Author Biography Deborah Jowitt was the principal dance critic at The Village Voice for more than four decades, and her work has appeared in The New York Times and Dance Magazine, among other outlets. Her previous books include the biography Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance; the essay collection Time and the Dancing Image; and the critical works Dance Beat and The Dance in Mind. A former Guggenheim fellow, she has lectured and conducted workshops worldwide and taught in the Dance Department of New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts for forty years. Her recent writings can be found on her ArtsJournal blog, DanceBeat. Review "Errand into the Maze is . . . a study in balance and grace . . . Jowitt excels at describing, minutely, the work--restoring to readers the novelty of Grahams now-ingrained concepts; her conviction and distinct style . . . A distinguished biography: its description rich, its authors rigor unquestionable."--Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review "Kaleidoscopic . . . An errand into the mind of an artist . . . [and] also an errand into the craft of criticism, which Jowitt has practiced for well over half a century. Its a brilliant capstone to Jowitts long career, and a tribute to the indomitable artist who inspired such sustained attention." --Elizabeth Zimmer, The Village Voice "[An] astute biography . . . of [one of] the major figures of twentieth-century modernism . . . Jowitt focuses on how Graham approached her work--as a performer, a choreographer, and a teacher--with a philosophical rigor that expanded the expressive possibilities of movement and established a uniquely American idiom."--The New Yorker "Martha Graham is one of the most incredible artists that America has ever produced . . . Deborah Jowitt has [an] amazing sense on the page . . . of Martha Grahams idiosyncratic and revolutionary ideas about movement . . . An amazing woman and an amazing life."--Bill Goldstein, Weekend Today in New York "In [Errand into the Maze] the iconic dancer and choreographer is made new, and radical, again . . . A complete delight to read . . . The convergence of these two dance champions, Graham and Jowitt, is so special as to make this book nothing less than a fully realized gift."--Candice Thompson, Fjord Review "As Deborah Jowitt describes [in Errand into the Maze] . . . [Graham] set worlds afire and built them anew from the ashes . . . Insightful."--Sarah L. Kaufman, Wall Street Journal "Majestically reported . . . So many books about dancers shy away from writing about dance itself. Jowitts makes dance the subject . . . Errand into the Maze . . . illuminates Graham, and yields the kind of deep inquiry around which one could develop an entire course."--Mindy Aloff, Liber Review "Gently magisterial and written with compelling fluency, Deborah Jowitts Errand into the Maze is piercingly insightful about both the creativity and personal life of the choreographer Martha Graham. Even if you watched Grahams dances when she was living, you often meet her as if for the first time in these pages." --Alastair Macaulay, former chief dance critic at The New York Times "Gripping . . . Jowitt fleshes out [Grahams] triumphs and disappointments with insight and a kindly wit . . . A wonderfully human portrait that will reach into the galleries of non-specialists in ways perhaps only an experienced dance critic make it do."--Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review "A meticulous and serious chronicle of Grahams oeuvre, described in almost forensic detail . . . Deborah Jowitts book is an honorable tribute to its subject and a valuable record of her history."--Rupert Christansen, The New Criterion "Deborah Jowitt meticulously describes Grahams pioneering dances . . . Errand into the Maze is both thorough and conscientious."--Marina Harss, The New York Review of Books "[A] robust [portrait] . . . [of Grahams] artistic innovations."--Juliana DeVaan, The Drift "As Deborah Jowitt, a critic and former dancer, shows . . . Graham helped dignify dance and elevate it from entertainment to art."--The Economist "[A] stunning portrait of the doyenne of modern dance."--Jerome Charyn, The American Scholar "[A] portrait of a modern dance icon. Veteran dance critic [Deborah] Jowitt offers an authoritative, sensitive biography . . . Prodigious research informs an insightful [work]."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Deborah Jowitt lays the groundwork for [Grahams] revolutionary techniques and methods that reconfigured modern American dance . . . [Errand into the Maze] brings to light Grahams artistic vision as well as personal experiences that linked her life and work."--Art in America "Built on years of research, [Errand into the Maze] paints a well-informed portrait of the iconic artist, infused with anecdotes from Grahams life and bolstered by Jowitts own expertise from years as a dancer, choreographer, and writer."--Sophie Bress, Dance Magazine "A rigorous, authoritative biography of [a legend] . . . Fans will thrill to this comprehensive account of Grahams boundary-breaking work."--Publishers Weekly "As a dancer and choreographer herself, and as a revered chronicler of the ethos of dance for over six decades, Deborah Jowitt takes us into the life and art of Martha Graham from an unmatchable perspective. Jowitts embodied understanding of Grahams radical movement vocabulary, coupled with her deep and inimitable knowledge of the art form, offers us eye-opening access to the mysteries of the Graham legacy. This lyrical, readable biography brings to life the personal journey of a genius destined to revolutionize American art in the twentieth century and invites us inside the ephemeral masterpieces with which she changed the world." --Janet Eilber, artistic director of the Martha Graham Dance Company Promotional The definitive biography of the visionary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. Details ISBN0374280622 Author Deborah Jowitt Short Title Errand into the Maze Language English ISBN-10 0374280622 ISBN-13 9780374280628 Format Hardcover Subtitle The Life and Works of Martha Graham Pages 480 Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2023-09-18 Audience General DEWEY 792.82092 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-12-18 US Release Date 2023-12-18 Illustrations 16 Pages of Black-and-White Illustrations, 16 Part-Opening Illustrations / Notes, Bibliography, Index NZ Release Date 2024-05-27 AU Release Date 2024-05-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158016642;

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