Martha Graham’s Cold War: Scholarship and Collaboration at the Intersection of Dance and History

Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Join us for a book talk and round table discussion! March 3rd, 5pm Yellowhammer Room, Gorgas Library Although modern dancer Martha Graham claimed, “I am not political,” she and her company performed at the behest of the State Department on five continents during the administrations of eight U.S. presidents. From a White House performance for the Roosevelts in 1937, to a planned tour under George H.W. Bush to Eastern Europe in November 1989, noted scholar Dr. Victoria Phillips, Ph.D. connects readers to the depths [...]