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Telling a story from one point of view is so much easier than from two. Or five. Or, goddess forbid, 30. But there are some events and people that demand many points of view. Dancer/choreographer Martha Graham was utterly different to different people in different circumstances and at different times in her sweeping career. In Robert Tracy's oral history, Goddess: Martha Graham's Dancers Remember, Graham's passion and creativity are recalled by 30 of her dancers from the 1920s to the 1990s, including many who became international stars: Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Rudolf Nureyev, Anna Sokolow, and more. This Rashomon-style approach allows her many contradictions to stand out vividly, but all the respondents seek to analyze the spark that was the source of her creativity.

The Los Angeles Times, Irene Oppenheim
Tracy presents edited narratives by 30 Graham dancers. Organized by decades (from the 1920s to the 1990s), with fine accompanying photographs, these casual but often valuable oral accounts represent major Graham interpreters such as Anna Sokolow, Erick Hawkins, Merce Cunningham, Yuriko, Mary Hinkson, Bertram Ross and Paul Taylor.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Very interesting reading, insight into dancer, December 14, 2004 By  Ramona "Author of Dynamic Belly Dance" (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews I enjoyed reading this book very much. It shows many different sides of Martha Graham, and how she interacted with other dancers. If you're interested in her life, her autobiography is also great reading.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 7 people found the following review helpful: It gives a very close idea of who Martha was..., August 2, 2000 <