![]() This story, first chronicled in the award-winning book, is now brought to life in an original audiobook production by Brilliance Audio. Upon Martha’s request, artist Isamu Noguchi created the stage design for the ballet, using a simple and angular style that reflected the movements of Martha’s choreography. ![]() With Martha’s spirit and choreography in mind, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Copland built upon the melodies of an old Shaker hymn to create the original score. Martha Graham, famous American dancer and pioneering choreographer, ignited the process with her innovative dance routines and desire to create a ballet that would represent America. Together they tell the exceptional story of the collaborative efforts behind the creation of Appalachian Spring. ![]() In Ballet for Martha, the journey to this stage and the success shared among choreographer Martha Graham, composer Aaron Copland and artist Isamu Noguchi is expressively captured by acclaimed children’s book authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. The collaborators behind the performance anxiously awaited the critical response to their artistic achievement: would the world understand what they had done? ![]() In 1944 the modern American ballet Appalachian Spring premiered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. ![]()
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