Martha Graham
Martha Graham was on the forefront of modern dance and is lived on through many dance companies in her name. She was also the first dancer to perform at the white house apparently.
Her dance is erratic, smooth, violent and calming all at once. Seemingly displaying a wide range of human emotions in every move. The difficulty is obviously far beyond anything I could ever hope to accomplish. I had trouble making it through slow dances at prom. Her work was a major break through for dance, it completely changed how people looked at dance. While I cant really critique her work outside of what is very obvious, I can certainly respect what she accomplished.
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is a modern dancer and choreographer who still produces work, she has won both Emmy and Tony awards for her work.
To me her dances dont seem as "modern" as other modern dancers. It seems to have a lot of classical ballet and other things I'm more familiar with seeing in a dance program. Her dances appear to be telling a story more then conveying a sort of emotion. Many dancers work together to move at once and keep the story going. It is all very smooth and blends together well. It is amazing to see so many people on one stage working together and making it a solid piece.
Mark Morris
Mak Morris is also a modern dancer and choreographer who is still curently producing work. He uses eclectic music and is widely appreciated by both the general public and dance afencionados.
While his dances dont seem as smooth as Tharp, they are very interesting in the complexity. Many dancers seemingly move in from the outside in rapidly and together in unison. The dancers give me a feeling more of friends dancing together then professionals. That is meant to be positive by the way. They always seem to be working together to acheive a succesful piece, which I guess is assumed for a dance piece consisting of more then 1 person. However it just radiated to me.
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