Martha Graham's "family" of dancers, teachers, choreographers, and actors speak to the legacy of this dance pioneer whose philosophies on movement still influence the world of classical modern dance today. 50 photos A compilation of interviews with Martha Graham's ""family"" of dancers, teachers, choreographers and actors, which also includes biographical material about her life and influence as the creator of classic modern dance. The book features a syllabus of Graham's work. Foreword vii Preface ix Introduction 1(6) PART ONE: WITNESSES TO THE TECHNIQUE The First Years 7(8) Evelyn Sabin Mannes 7(1) Ailes Gilmour 8(2) Bessie Schonberg 10(5) The Thirties 15(33) Gertrude Shurr 17(10) Dorothy Bird 27(2) Sophie Maslow 29(4) Lily Mehlman 33(1) May O'Donnell 34(6) Marie Marchowsky 40(3) Anna Sokolow 43(2) Betty Bloomer Ford 45(3) The Forties 48(41) Jane Dudley 51(1) Erick Hawkins 52(3) Jean Erdman 55(2) Mark Ryder 57(2) Helen McGehee 59(3) John Butler 62(4) Stuart Hodes 66(7) Bertram Ross 73(2) Ethel Winter 75(2) Pearl Lang 77(3) Yuriko 80(6) David Zellmer 86(3) Work with Actors and Musicians 89(13) Anne Jackson 90(2) Douglas Watson 92(2) Ted Dalbotten 94(3) Tony Randall 97(3) Reed Hansen 100(2) The Fifties and Sixties 102(19) Marnie Thomas 105(3) Linda Margoles Hodes 108(4) Phyllis Gutelius 112(3) Donald McKayle 115(2) Paul Taylor 117(1) Dudley Williams 118(3) The Seventies and Eighties 121(38) Peter Sparling 122(1) Joyce Herring 123(4) Jacqulyn Buglisi 127(3) Donlin Foreman 130(2) Terese Capucilli 132(5) Christine Dakin 137(5) Susan Kikuchi 142(4) Janet Eilber 146(4) Peggy Lyman 150(4) PART TWO: THE LATER YEARS Interviews with Martha Graham 154(5) The Nineties and Beyond 159(18) Robert Fitzgerald 160(3) Susan Kikuchi (as restager) 163(1) Takako Asakawa (as restager) 164(3) Yuriko (as restager) 167(4) Bertram Ross: Partnering Martha 171(2) David Wood: Creating Movements for Men 173(4) Embattled Graham, 2001 177(96) Syllabus of Graham Movements 231(28) The Dances of Martha Graham and Her Composers 259(14) Bibliography 273