Abstract
Martha Graham based a number of her choreographic works on Greek tragedies, and in so doing reinterpreted the patriarchal dramas from a female perspective. This essay is an examination of these revisions in three of Graham's ballets: Night Journey, Clytemnestra, and Cave of the Heart. The analysis suggests that in her portrayal of Greek tragedies, Graham reveals a feminist consciousness, both as a revisionist and as an artist who is recreating the female perspective in a patriarchal society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 204-217 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Text and Performance Quarterly |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Literature and Literary Theory