1894- . US dancer, choreographer, teacher and
director. The leading exponent of modern
dance in the USA, she has created over 150
works and developed a unique vocabulary of
movement, The Graham Technique now taught
worldwide. She founded her own dance school
in 1927 and started her company with students
from the school 1929. She created over 150
works, including Appalachian Spring 1944,
Clytemnestra 1950 and Errand into the Maze
1967.