May O'Donnell - Modern Dance Pioneer

Based on interviews with the successful dancer, a pioneering member of the Martha Graham Contemporary Dance Company, Horosko brings the story of O'Donnell's extraordinary yet unheralded 60-year career to light for the first time. Photos.

About the author

Marian Horosko (1925-2017) danced on Broadway
and in Hollywood, was a soloist with the Metropolitan Opera and the New York
City Ballet, and taught dance at New York's High School for the Performing Arts
and at Fordham University. She was the author or editor of numerous books on
dance, including Martha Graham: The Evolution of Her Dance Theory and
Training and Pas de Deux: A Textbook on Partnering.

Summary

May O'Donnells (1906-2004) personal memories and unpublished photographs from the artist's personal archive provide a first-hand account of American modern dance coming into its own during the crucial period of the 1920s through the 1980s.

Product details

• Authors: Marian Horosko
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2005
• EAN: 9780813028576
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-2857-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 263 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet