Kudos to the Denver Public Library…

Kudos to the Denver Public Library…

…for connecting Martha Graham’s enduring legacy with the Paul Taylor Dance Company – coming to the University of Denver Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts – starting March 27th. Click here and scroll down to see the...
Necessity meets Nostalgia: De-accessioning the Archive

Necessity meets Nostalgia: De-accessioning the Archive

Steve Clay and Mary Catherine Kinniburgh of the venerable Granary Books came to see me today. Can it be that a half-century has passed since I founded The Niagara Magazine, published my dissertation on the manuscripts and letters of William Carlos Williams, received...
Carter G. Woodson remembered

Carter G. Woodson remembered

I was listening to a group of Black high school students in Florida responding to Governor DeSantis’ dictum about cancelling the AP African American Studies course – and this young man said, “It’s like they’re saying we have no...
Martha to Anna – Varieties and Anxieties of Influence

Martha to Anna – Varieties and Anxieties of Influence

Our one-hour webinar on Thursday evening, January 19, 2023, exploring the complex affinities and inevitable divergences of Martha Graham and Anna Sokolow, was well-attended, lively and provocative. And it took a village of dance people. Gratitude and kudos to Samantha...
Martha, nestled next to Cary Grant…

Martha, nestled next to Cary Grant…

…discovered by Fran Kirmser, Director of Strategic Marketing and Special Events, Martha Graham Dance Company, at her favorite independent bookshop, Books on the Common, in Ridgefield, Connecticut.