Marcy Heidish

Destined to Dance

A Novel about Martha Graham

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Produktbeschreibung

DESTINED TO DANCE They called her a genius. They called her a goddess. They called her a monster. Which title best fits Martha Graham, iconic Mother of Modern Dance? Find out - in the first historical novel about this great American diva. DESTINED TO DANCE is a creative portrait of the legendary dancer and choreographer. Written by award-winning author Marcy Heidish, Martha Graham's story holds the spotlight - and the reader. Skillfully weaving fact and fiction, Heidish (A Woman Called Moses, etc.) offers another remarkable account of an American heroine: her successes, her sorrows, and her struggles. Here is a masterful portrait of Graham, onstage, back-stage, offstage. With literary grace and lively prose, the woman behind the icon is revealed. We see Graham's break-through brilliance, often compared to Picasso's or Sravinsky. We also witness Graham's triumph over alcoholism, despair, and a failed marriage. Set against the intriguing world of dance, Martha Graham's story offers us a close-up on a complex and compelling overcomer. Martha Graham (1894-1991) invented a new "language of movement," still taught around the world and exemplified in such classic works as Appalachian Spring, among 180 others. The Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance tours widely and its current artistic director, a former Graham dancer, has contributed unique input to this novel. As always, Heidish's research is thorough and her sense of her subject is magical. For all who love the arts, all who seek inspiration, and all who like to read between history's lines, DESTINED TO DANCE is a must-read book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dolan & Assoc.
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9780983116493
• ISBN-10: 0983116490
• Artikelnr.: 34450027

Autorenporträt

Marcy Heidish is an award-winning author of twenty books: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and other awards. Her novel about Harriet Tubman, "A Woman Called Moses," was made into a TV movie starring Cicely Tyson. She has lived in Colorado and Washington, DC. Ms. Heidish holds a B.A. Degree With Honors from Vassar College and an M.A. With Distinction from the American University. She has taught at Georgetown, Fordham, George Washington, and Howard Universities.