{"product_id":"birds-eye-view-dancing-with-martha-graham-and-on-broadway-9780822939801","title":"Birds Eye View: Dancing With Martha Graham And On Broadway","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Marcia B. Siegel  In 1930   seventeen-year-old Dorothy Bird from Victoria  British Columbia  was sent to study dance at the Cornish School in Seattle. There she was totally captivated by Martha Graham  who  at the end of summer  invited Dorothy to study with her at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Dorothy debuted with the Graham Group in 1931 in Primitive Mysteries  and was a company member and Grahams demonstrator until 1937. Birds Eye View is a warm and human story that chronicles the early development of modern dance from a dancers perspective. Dorothy Bird was the only dancer of her time to work with all the major choreographers in concert and on Broadway: George Balanchine  Agnes de Mille  Doris Humphrey  Helen Tamiris  Anna Sokolow  Herbert Ross  Jose Limon  and Jerome Robbins  among others. She recounts fascinating theater experiences with such luminaries as Orson Welles  Gertrude Lawrence  Carol Channing  Danny Kaye  and Elia Kazan. Dorothy shares her methods and experiences as a teacher for Balanchine and her twenty-five-year tenure at the Neighborhood Playhouse to highlight her philosophy of giving back to the next generation of performers. Of all the artists Dorothy Bird worked with  Martha Graham figures most strongly in the book and in her life. Her narrative about Grahams early creative process is a valuable addition to the literature  as is the story of her personal involvement with Graham. The reader gains an intimate insight into the love and fear instilled by Graham in her followers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646941290549,"sku":"ByrdShop_0822939800","price":105.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780822939801.jpg?v=1781682564","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/birds-eye-view-dancing-with-martha-graham-and-on-broadway-9780822939801","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}