Dances of Breath: Martha Graham, vitalism and politics

Alexandra Kolb

Dances of Breath: Martha Graham, vitalism and politics

School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

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Abstract

This article uses Martha Graham as a case study to make an original argument that breathing in modern dance can be illuminated though the lens of vitalism: a set of philosophical and scientific ideas about life with both political and aesthetic implications.

Original language	English
Journal	Performance Research
Volume	29
Issue number	4
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 17 Jan 2025

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