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What fears are represented by the Minotaur and labyrinth in Errand into the Maze?
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham performing “Letter to the World” (also called “The Kick”), 1940.
In Martha Graham's 1947 work Errand into the Maze, the Minotaur and the labyrinth serve as symbolic representations of hidden fears. Through these mythological figures, Graham investigates the internal emotional landscape of the human psyche, using the dance to confront and navigate these deep-seated anxieties.1