Martha Hill and the Making of American Dance

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Introduction xvii part I. Bible Belt to Academe Growing Up in Ohio, 1900–1922 3 Forging a Career, 1923–1928 12 part II. New Dance Dancing with Graham, 1929–1931 27 Bennington, 1932–1933 39 A Summer School for Dance, 1934 48 part IiI. private lives and common goals Panorama, 1935 61 Winter, 1936 77 Summer, 1936 88 part Iv. the late thirties Immediate Tragedy, 1937 97 Culmination of a Plan, 1938 107 California and Back, 1939–1940 116 part v. the forties “The War Effort Hit Us All,” 1941–1942 133 War Years and Recovery, 1943–1947 146 An American Dance Festival, 1948 159 Changes, 1949–1950 169 part vI. dance within the conservatory Juilliard, 1951–1952 179 Marriage, 1952–1955 189 Plans for Lincoln Square, 1955–1956 197 part viI. between two worlds Time Away, 1958 209 Brussels Respite, 1959 219 part viiI. the sixties Students and Master Teachers, 1960–1961 231 Standing Firm, 1962–1965 239 Contrasts and Conflicts, 1965–1968 248 “Good Guys vs. Bad Guys,” 1968–1969 258 part ix. a place for dance Juilliard at Lincoln Center, 1970–1972 271 An Even Keel, 1973–1978 280 Matriarch, 1979–1984 290 Last Years, 1985–1995 301 Epilogue 313 Appendix: Works Produced during Martha Hill’s Tenure as Director at Bennington, Connecticut College/ADF, and Juilliard 315 Abbreviations 327 Notes 329 Selected Bibliography 373 Index 377 viii Contents ...