Britannica
Sources used in this answer
What did Martha Graham continue to do after she stopped performing?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham performing “Letter to the World” (also called “The Kick”), 1940.
After Martha Graham announced her retirement as a dancer in 1970, she remained a vital force in the world of modern dance. In 1973, she restructured her organization into the Martha Graham Dance Company. Following this transition, she continued to teach and actively create new choreography for many years, producing works such as Lucifer (1975), The Owl and the Pussycat (1978), Frescoes (1980), and her neoclassical Acts of Light (1981).1