Graham, Martha - Dance Company (2)” of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R
The original documents are located in Box 39, folder “Graham, Martha - Dance Company (2)” of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Betty Ford donated to the United States of America her copyrights in all of her unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. nancy hanks B~rr, /=OrJ - ~ ~ ~ SClah /).p~1 ... +- ~# l,J.11 "-"' A?_,n~ " . r ,,.,._,-s.,J 'h _,;~l ~o - • I/ '•J. 'C ~ ,,,._J /~,'I~ """' AL pn>-J el~ "" o./C ·~ ~' ~~~~~~~~-. ~---...... I Depttrt;tient of ..()tate
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R '.50721c:lZ SEP 14 FM AHEMbASSy SINGAPORE I o -' ...... ! '·· I ' , I• ~O SECSTATE WA3HOC 1276 .. ! TNFO USIA WASHDC r. AMFMBASSV AANGKOK AMCONSUL HONG KONG AMFMA AS~Y JAKARTA AH~MBA5SV KUAL~ LUMPUR AM~MBASSY MANILA I j AM~MBASSY RANGOON l AMFMBASSY SAIGON I AMFMBAS~Y TAIPEI I I lJNr.~~0 ) ' I! ... I F,O, 116!52i N/A . ,,. I - • TAOSt OtXC l ~URJECYI ~U/CPI MARTHA GR~HAH DANCE COMPANY I RE~& STATf 2084~7 f, SUMMA~YI 1HE SHORT TWO DAY SINGAPORE VXSlT OF THE ~ MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY WAS AS SUCCESSFUL AS lT P0~5YOLY COULD HAVE BEEN~ THE WARM OFFICIAL RE~?OhSE riAS UNEXPECTED AND THE PAIO ATTENbANGE OF APPROXIMA TELY 2p700 FO~ THO PERFOHMANCES MAY HELL H A \1 E UE f.. ~l THE l. AR G EST i 0 D Al' c 1: GR M0 DL: R N 0 AN C~ • 'HF HlGhLY EFFECTIVE ~ORKSHOP WAS A DISPLAY OF THE \IE~l(:Rf\fJLE t1rSo G~AHA" AT HEH tlOST DYNAMIC MW, A~nNG HlTH THE A~BASSADQRIS POST PERFORkANC~ ... RECEPTYUN, ALLOWED FOR MEANINGFUL :ONTACT C~TWEEN YHi:' P[~RSONAHLt DANCERS ANU SINGAPOREAN C0l.LtAGUE5
ANn OEVOTtfS 0 PRESS RESPONSf MEAGER SQ FAR HUT MroE TO CUHEo HOST IMPORTANT EFFECT OF VISIT HAS v~l .IJABLE ASS!ST IN OIS?t:Ll.ING PREVAii.ING ATTITUOES "~ A~tnICAN CULTUH~ HAVING LITTLE HORTH, ___. ~.,. I , • I . ' .. . . ' I . UNCL.ASSlP'I EO ?~ .. _....,:.____. -lr'·.rt'lK...... ~ ..-· .. • ·-~ ... ,......
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~. AUDI~NCE GENERALLYYOUNG AND ALMOST eNTl~ELV i . ~lHGAPOREANq V~RY Few WALl'\cl) OUT~ (BY COrlT.R,<'\S r, AUOIENC~ fOA COMP~NVIS 1955 VlSITo WHEN GRAHAM HER5ELP WAS OANCINGp WAS MUCH SMA~LER ANO ~XPATHIATE, T~O~THIROS OP WHOM HA~KEO OUT DU~lNG ... ' I FIRST tNTERVALQ) FIRST NIGHT AUDIENCE ao~EWHAT I• ~OHBF.R SUT SECOND NIGHT R~SPONSE IM~Re.ss~:o COMP~NV AS 1.H!lNG UMIJSUAL.LV WARM FOR ASIA ANO ORr:w Ytle.b..;lliii-ED""------·-· --~8.frJlQ.NO C~l · ~ 11 WORKSHu?, AN ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE BV GRAliAM HERESEL.F 1 WA~ 4 OAZZLING DISPLAY OF ENEHGY ANO INSIGHTS THAT HAn EVEN HER OWN OANCERS lMPRESSEOA P~ST P~EASEO CO~DUCT BESIO~S RQ WITH OF ENTIRE COMPANY. .... ' , ., .,._ ... r.RAH1\Mj EXECUTIVE DlRECTOP., DANCERS AND Cl;tl~~ STl\FP rtf..RPOt..~l Vt;;, AGREEABL.E AND VERY PEHSOtJA6L.I.:" ARE TlitV ,...... ~~L VALUAaLE ASSE7S IN REPHESENTATIONAL . S~TTINGS ANO • II • P ~ ~ ... .,...... ~l! t'HJ L 0 f) F. r, I v~ ~~ E vER v npp 0 RT u N I T y Mr x . wl i H '· 0 c Al.. e0IllHER?11 RT s Mm FAN s • 0 NL. y c 0 M!->LA INT RE c; l s TE f! ED WA~ YHAT SINGAPORE VISIT TOO SHORT TO A~~ow ~OMPANV RUJ:F IC 1 ~NT PERSQN~L. CUNT .lCT , - . ·' I • UNCL.ASSif lEO ·. 11 )S·1 G52 .... --...... _...... ---·- -· ...... ·-... - ...... - ' Departnient of Stctte ., I UNC~ASSif IED PAr~E:J'13 _,. ~ lNGAP 0;~900 250904Z ,, t; , l 0 fll. Y fl lS: VH: ~J T0 0 Ai' f! 1 C0 NS E f( YA T I VI'! f. NGI. I S H • LANGUAGf STMNlTS T1MES DRAMA REVIEWEN WRO TE I •I T. N Ft' AWI' ; ~llJ 0 n~ MAR TH A GH ft. 11 Ml HAS R AI SE0 M0 D!; ~ N ... ~ ' ' ~~ . OANCE 1'0 TH~ MONUMENT 1\I.. HEIGHTS· OF 'iHE l)a tz ATEST won:'s !N i•1::-: Cl.A~:HC.\1.. ~JOHLD OF ARTS11 SHE rs. ..\ . ' "...... wl yH 0 u'f 0 i) uf3 r AN A~ T xs 'rt~ aF' vl sl 0 N , AN . l N N 0 vAT 0 ~ ! I ANn A GHEAT CHOREOGRAPHER, . .. ,, ' - ,, ... 1"g MtR L.f.GEr~o ARY MARTHA GFt AMHAM DANCE COMP ANV HAS ' GATH~RHU TOGETHER A BRILLIANT AND DYNAMIC GROUP nF OANCfRS. THEIR FINAL P~RFURHANC! AT THE ,. HATIONAL THEATRE MAOE ~ TREMENDOUS ANO UNfOHGETTABLE .. YHPACT ON ALL PRESENJ UNQUOTE, . •!' A 11 AF'TEP.NOClN tNGLISH L.MJGU/\Gr: · DAil.V NEW NATION to•• • 'I PL. ANN l N(;° I N AUG U::? A TE NE ~l r: 0 RM AT 0 CT CH.H~ I~ 0 N ~~ ~H TH FUI L P~GE SPR~AO ON MARTHA GRAHAM ~ND RADIO !-'!I NG APOH~ Of.: V.OT l NG F'lll.L HAL.F MOlJR PROGRAM ON SEPTEMRER 30 TO COMPANYtS SlNGAPORE V!SITw REVIEW . nP PERFORHANC~. WILL BE PART OF THAT PROGRAHe. ·. ... 0 9 . SINGAPORE 15 A COUNTRY WXTHOUT A OANCE TRADITION ANn WITH LITTLE SUBSTANTIVE CULTURAL OR p ~s vc H (}I. 0 i; I c: ~ L I 0 EN T I F I c AT I aN wI TH u II s ll p RE v A"'· I NG PE;; RC E PT l 0 NS MA V ST I LL : BE · 0 ES CR I 6 E0 AS AM 0 l V ,H, i; NT YHF. REAi. VAt.llE OF' iHE HMHHA GRAHAM VIfllT IS THAT ' ... YHROUG~ H!R OWN SHEER FORCE OF PERSONALITY ANU THE RR!~LIANCE OF HER COMPANY ONSTAGE, THERE WI~L BE ROME HEVIS!ON OF ATTITUDES HEME, PARTlCULAR~V IN Ml~ISTRY OF CULTURE, CRl":NK .... . : ..... : ~ .. ~...... ~ ...... · ...... ~ •, ~· · . . • h U I ' .. ' ., UNC~ASSIFlED 1l '"~ J.lS•16:32 \ .. J"nnM -- • - .. • ~~------I Departr,2ent of Stat·e UNC~ASSIFlEO 516g PAnE ~1 SINGAP 0~g03 26~512Z i2 ACTION CU•05 020677 R Pb0845Z SEP 74 . . . FM AM~M~ASSY ~INGAPOR~ TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1277 TNFO USIA WASHDC AHFMBAS~V RANGKO~ •· AMr.ONSU~ HON~ KONG AMFMBASSV JAKARTA AMFM8ASSY RANGnON AMFMBASSV KUA~A LUMPUR AMFMBASSV SAIGON AMFM8ASSV MANILA r AMFMRASSV~~==~ lJNl':L.A Fun, 11ti521 N/A TAr.~r OC.XC ~URJECTI MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY REF& SINGAPOR~ 3900 '' IN DELAYED REACTION, AFTERNOON ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEW NATION DEVOTED FU~L PAGE TO REVIEW OF GRAHAM VlRlT WITH TITLE, QUOTE THE FURY UF DANCE! THE nAv MARTHA GRAHAM SWEPT THE SINGAPORE STAGE, ttNnUOTE, '· IN PART NEW NATION SAID QUOTE 11aeLAST FRIDAY NIGHT ~~~~E~ COMPANY OF ~4 DANCERS GAVE ITS FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE NATIONAL THEAT"E, MEMB~RS nF THE AUDIENCE EXCLAIMED& QUOTE IT WAS AN ~~FCTHirV4NG PRESENCEo~~BUT FULL 0, GRACE, ~HF WAS IN A RED GOWN ANO COULD BE CALLED REAUTlFUL, WE KNOW WE SAW A G~NlUS IN OUR ., . MinST, UNwUOT~ ••• '· ' ' •' , • ...... ' . '·· --··~------~-----U-N~~-~~~-·-S_l_'_l_!_D______....,. ___ ._...... - ,..__._ .. ., •...... ,.7 •I .. Depa:rt1nent of State UNCL.ASSlFlEO PAr.E ~2 SINGAP 03903 260512Z ~. QUOTEuaaSINGAPORE'S DANCERS WERE NOT IMPERVIOUS TO HER INF~U~NCE. ON SATURDAY SHE HELD A CLO~EO WORKSHOP ~OR OUR BALLET T~ACH~RS WHO CAM ~ OUT n~ THE SESSION DAZED BV THE GENUIS OF THE WOMAN. UNQUOTf ••• A. •••QUOTE MISS GOH 500 KHIM ANO MR. CHEN HAl rHnw ENTHUSEDa QUOTE SHE REALLY DOMINATES THE ~CFNE AND FOR THOSE THREE HOU~S WE WERE TkANS• PO~TEO INTO A DREAM WORLD, ~E LEARNED A LOT hNn THOUGH NOT YOUNG, SHE IS YOUTH ITSEL.f e uNnuore:, r.HnNK .. ... ...... ; .. ... ' . ----~--- _...... ,_... -·------. . ... Dehartnzent o+ State r.:~itu,~i ~r;uG· ri1\.n t'·~\ . r 'J ~n .':I . Ml,IJM,;t~. ' . I ~"t' ~I · • \ · ..iii · · · I~ •· I • . . ' . . . . "\. ' ------__,.,.__.,.- - UNCL.ASSlFIED 07~7 PAn~ ~1 SANGKO 1~632 28~3~1Z ,. ei ACTION CU•Cl\5 ~NFO 0CT•~1 EA"07 IS0"~0 /013 W P R ~8~1247 S~P 74 FM AMEMtlASSY 8ANG~OK T~ ~ECSTATE WASHDC PRIO~ITV 7167 118TA r~ASHOC PHIORITY rNFO AM~M~ASSY RANGOON tiMFMAASSY ~AIGON 11Nr.L.AS~632 F.n, 116521 N/A TAnsi o~xc ~URJECTI ~U/CUPs MATHA GRAHAM ~TATE FOR CU/CP, USIA fOR IEA ~ASS HEDGES i, MARTHA r,RAHAM ANO COMPANY ARRIVED BANG~OK UN ~CHEOULE THU~SOAY SEPT~HBER 26p CALA RtCEPT!UN FOR MISS GRAH-H AND ENT!R~ ~OMPANY WA~ HUSTED dY AMBASSAOOH AT RESIDtNCE ThUHSUAY EVENlN~ FOR TwO HUNDRED GUESTSe ATTENDEE~ INCLLIDEU HI~H RTG OFFICIALS~ N~A MtM8F.RS, PERSONS OF ROYAL RANK ~EADIN~ ACADEMlCSi ~U~l~JtSS ~OMMLJNITY ANn PRESSQ MISS GRAHAM CHARMED GUESTS IN PRlVAT~ ~ITTINGS ANO A COMPANY OF THAI CLASSICAL OANCERS FRUM RTG rlNE ARTS DEPA~TMF.NT PERFORMED TWO NuMBERS 9 AMdASSADOR CONGR~TULATED PO~T FOR EXCELLENT ARRANGMENTS ANO WELL EXECUTED PRUGRAMQ .. ?, ROY~L COMMAND OPENING PERFORMANCE AT NAT10NAL THElf~K ATTENDED BV HlS MAJESTY THE KING, QUEEN RAMPHAI BARNif ANO UTHEP ROVALTY WAS SPARKLING SUCCESS. ILINESS PREVENTE~ WUEEN SlRIKIT FRnM ATTENOING. FUL~ HOUSE ~NTHUSlASTIC ALLY RECEIVf.~ EACH NUMBER. RECEIVING LINE PR~CEDING PE~FORMANCE INCLUOtD AMBASSAUOH ANn M~s. ~!NTNER DCM AND MRS. MASTERS, MISS GRAHAM, MHSQ ~EUGE8, APAO AND MRS, HARATUNIAN CAO ANO MRSa STI~GITZ, RONALO PROTAS ANn G~O~Gt WEST, PROGRAM SPONSORS, THE FOUNuATION FU~ T~E A~INO nr THAI~AND CO"CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMaERS Or THE FOUNO•TIONtS t;O\IC:RNING BOAl- UNCL.ASSIFIF.O -_,..,.--, ...,__. ______... ,.. ' •I Departnze1zt of State ------·:..... •f" ...... UNCL.ASSIFlED PAr.E 02 ~ANG~O 15632 28~301Z ~. AMUASSADOR AND MRS 8 KINTER, MRS, HEDGES HEPRESENTXNG THE FUllNDATlON, ESCURTEO MISS GRAHAM TO THE ROYAL R~CfPTION ROOM F~H ~PF.CIAL AUOIENCE WITH THE KlNG DURING SECONO lNTEHMIS~!ONQ ~. ADVANCt PRtSS PUBLICITY 8EGIN~IING LAST WtEK IN AUGUST OBTAlNEO RV POST WAS UNPRECEDENTED, P!CTUR~ STORI£S, SPECIAL fU~L PA~E THAI LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, MAGAZINE ARTICL~S WI7H COLON pT~7UHES WERE PUBLISHfD, TV AND RADIO PUBLICITY INC~UUING ' ~~~CIALS ON TWO BANGKOK TV STATIONS WERE bROAOCAST, MART~l~ r.RAHAM Al.SO GRANTED INTERVIEW WITH TWO THAI PAPERS FRIDAY Ar:tl:!n~ 1 ·•1 REPT 27, ···"'. ·- .; •r ~. PRES~ ~EVElW SUMMARIES WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY, ~. POST UNOERTAKING STI~L ANO MOPICK COVERAGE OF Al~ ~VENTS FOR LATfR FOLL.OWIJP CAMPAIGN, - '- POST CAB~E REPORT OF SATURDAY EVENING PERFOPMANCE wlLL FO~LOW~ MA~TERS I - ,• ; ol.·... .. t e I • I . . ' f ' . . ' UNCL.ASSIFlEO ...... _. -~·_...... --~--- -...... ,.. ..._.----~---~----- ,.. - -· - ....,._."" ., J Department of State y~~~G~&rJ~ I I UNCLASSIFIED ~196 PAr.E 01 BANGKO 15709 301230Z ·...... ;. '. . !NFO OCT"~l EA"07 IS0•00 PA•~4 PRS•01 /016 W P R 301118Z SEP 74 ··-··----~------·-···. . ~67621 •• '1 • FM AMtM~ASSy ~ANGKOK TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRlbRITV 7211 ~NFO USIA WASHOC AMF.MBASSV RAN~OON AMPMBASSY SAIGON AMFMBASt>V TOKYO .. uNr.L.AS AN~~~~ - 9 fi'11011 U652s NIA TAriSI OEXC AURJI CU/CPI MARTHA GRAHAM :' ~TATE.. FOR CU/CPI USIA FOR I~A i, MARTHA GRAHAM ANO COMPANY DEPARTED BANGKOK SUNDAY MORNING, SFPT~MBER 29 1 FOR RANGOON AFTE~ EXTRAORDINARILY ~ur.cESSFU~ VISIT. ~. PEHFORMANCE~ ON TWO SUCCESSIVE EV~NINGS WERE BRILLIANT, r.OHPANY OVERCAM~ THE NATIONAL THEATERtS BUILT•IN PROB~EMS RY PROVIDING lTS OWN FLOORING AND, WITH OUR ASSISTANCE, INSTA~LING NEW LIGHTlNG ANO SOUNO SYSTEMS, Rt:SUL T WA~ PERFORMANCES · OF ·- r.OMPARA~~f CA~I~RE TO THE BEST ANYWHERE, ~~ .. 3a THt: SECOND EVENING AUDIENCE FILLED THE THEATER TO BEYdNO r.A?AClTY WITH HUtJDREDS OF YOUNG THAIS PRESENT 11 DANCERS RECEIVED PROLONGED APPLAU~E AFTER EACH NUMBER. AT FINAL CURTAIN MISS . ·- ~RAHA~ WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED. ON UVATION FOLLOWED BY ANnTHER WHEN HIGH~RANKING MEM~ER OF THAI ROYALTY, PRINCESS r.HllMBHOT OE ~IARGA SVARGA, PRESENTED HER AND MC:M6EHS OF r.OMPANV WITH GARLANDS Or FLOWERS. I 4~ PRESS ANO MEDIA COVERAGE, SUBJ~CT OF SEPARATE CABLE, WAS F.XTHEMELV GRATIFY~N~ THIS W~EK•ENO WITH TWENTY•SIX SfPARATE PRESS • .1 :1 UNCL.A~Slfl'lFU ., ~·---__,...... ·-- ... • • • t ..• .. ~ • ... • .. '¥ •• UNCl.ASS.I P.I EO .. -· ... .. PAnE ~2 6ANGKO 151~9 301230l. -· : .. ~TnRIES, FIVE LtNGTHV ARTICLES ON MlSS GRAHAMtS PRESS INTERVIEW • ON FRT.OAY, SEPTEMBER 27, ANO THREE TV CHANNEl.5 IN ~ANGKOK SENT . r.AH~RA CR~WS TO R€CORO ARRIYA~ OF KING TO OPENING PERFORMAN~~· ~. INFLU~NTIA~ MEMBERS Of co-SPONSORING FOUNDATION FOR THE BLlNO nF THAI~ANO ~XPRESSED THEMS ELVES AS DELIGHTED ANO APPRECIATIVE. nTHER WORO"oF~MOUTH COMMENTARY TENDED TO SUPERLATIVES AS FXFMPLif1tD BY UIRECTOR OF BRITISH COUNCIL OF THAILANU, YRFVOR RUTTER, WHO TELEPHONED USIS TO CONGRATULATE US ON FINEST CU~TURAL PRESENTATION HE HAO EVER SE~N IN BANGKOK, ~. MF.MAfRS "oF COMPANY CONDUCTED THEMSELVES IN HARO•WORKING PRnfESSIONAL MANNER. SINGLE NOTE OF DISSENT WAS AT ARRIVAL ~T HOTEL WHI~H ~AS NOT FIRST·C~ASS BUT WHICH HAO BEEN SELECTED BY THFIR ADVANCE MAN FOR ITS PROXIMITY TO TH~ATRE, COMPANY ~TAFF MEM~ER ~OtiERT POW~L~ REMAINED IN BANGKOK TO RECOVER FRnM &UOO~N BOUT OF ILLNESS. '• WE MAKt NO CONCESSION TO AGE IN STATING THAT MISS GRAHAM . TS A SUPER~ TROUPERw SHE ~AS GREAT IN HER PUBLIC RELATIONS WH~THER IN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING, IN PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FM~NENT TH~IS, AT OFFICIA~ FUNCTIONS, ON THE STAGE, OR WITH THE PRFSS. SHE COMPLIED FULLY ANO GRACIOUSLY WITH VERY REQUEST HE • MAnE OF H~R. ALSO, RON PROTAS WAS AT ALL TIMES REASONAB~E - AN O C OOPE~ATIVE , A, w~ T~ANK ANO CONGRATULATe cu FOR HAVING SENT us THIS .. ' nu.,. sTA NI) I NG E xA Mp I. e: . Of' AMER I cAN Af( T I s T,I c ex c. EL.LEN cE • H A~TERS . , .. .. .· . .. ·;,.' : . ', ·, ' ·,.. '·...... ·...... •' ... , .. · ' ' .' ... ·~'1 ~ .. .. '· . . ... ·.· ·t· .... :~ .. .. ·i .• •...... ·--.. t • '-:"' .•.. ·' UNCL.MJSIFIEO "'"'"'• ""·' ""? ....,. ' __ --~----·----" J":.1 _ -~-. ... ,.. : ... ., .. - ~ ~ UNCLA~SXFIEO 12~5 PA~f. 01 RANGOO ~2R01 ~306~64 112H>5 r1 v.3no"~Z OCT 74 Fh AMEMBASSV ~~NGOON TO SECSTATE WA~HOC 8603 TNF"O lJSIA WASHnc AMFMAASSV ~AN~KOK AMr:'Mf3ASSY fJAiliON At1F'.MBASSV TOI<. YO 11Nr.~~s~a01 F.0 11 116521 N/A .,.ACH>I OEXC BM AURJI CU/CP MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY i~ MAHTHA GRAHAM OPENING NIGHf A RESOUNDING SUCCESS, MINISTRY OF ~ULTUHE ANO EMRASSV PRESSURED fOR TICKETS DAYS IN ADVANCE, 'o AT 4S~~ P.M. ON OPENING DAY TICKETS OELXVEHEO TO BOX OFFICE TN SEALED ENV~LOPESy BY 51~0 P,M. SPECIAL POLICE CALLED TO MAIN~ TA!N ORDER ANO AT 5a30 P.M. OIRECTOR•GENERAL Of FINE ARTS CAME 1 IN PERS~N TO HANOLE SITUATION. ~. AT 7i~~ P.M. THE CURTAlN WENT UP TO SRO AUDIENCE WHICH WAS ~EMARK~8LY SI~ENT, A SIGN OF CONSIOERABL~ INTEREST AND ATT~NTION AS 8URH~SE CUSTOMARILY FIND THE THEATER PLACE FOR FAMILY r.OHVIVIAL.lTY. d 1 NOTEu FOR SITTING ON ITS HANOS, THE AUUIENCE AGAIN COUNT~REO ~U~TnM APPLAUDING EAC~ NUMBER LON~ ANO LOUDLY, .. ~. GENERAL C0~lM£NT ~AS THAT GRAHAM CHOREOGRAPHY ANO MEANING DEEPLY REFLECTS ASIAN ROOTS, ~. IN SHORT PERMIERE A MARKED SUCCESS, WITH THREE MO~E PEHFORMANCES r\CH~DUL.t:.O, UNCLAS~EO ~' .,._.,_.__ .,..___..... ____ . ::.:~~ OS·10~2 --_ ·--- _____ ... ,, .... ., ' UNCL.A:>SIFIED 7c GRAHAM FIR~T CU CULTURAL P~ESENTATION SINCE 1971, ANO . FIRST - ...... FV~R TO A~ SPUNSOREO ijY GUB, nSFtQRN .. •(. .. •' ... ..~ . .. ~ ... : ... .. l I,. "-... "•.c. . .. . UNCL.ASSIFIEO I <. ::0~"' 0$0 ! 0?12 -- --.-·----·------,...... ~- - ...... ,. ,..,. = •f 'I I Depart11ze1zt of St~~te Y~l~G~t~rvi ·.-- UNC~ASSIFIEO 4375 PAr.E 01 RANGOO 02822' 040641Z i3 ACTION CU•05 VNFO OCT•01 EA~07 IS0•00 /013 W 126 :5~7 il D14"o05Z OCT 14 FM AM~MijA85Y RANGOON TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8615 ~NFO AMEM~ASSV BANGKOK AMFMBASSY SAiliON AMV'.MBASSV TOKYO llS!A WASHL)C llNC L~2~ ~11n, 11551/ NA ... TAr.51 OC:XC BM ~URJI CU/CP MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY i, SECOND PERFflHMANCE OF COMPANY ALSO A Sf.~.I.. U!JT . MINISTRY OF · ~Ul.TU~E AND EMHASSV UNDER CONSTANT PRESSUHe OF TICKET REQUESTS 11 NATIONA~ ASSEMBLV A~ONE ReQUISITIONEO 3~~ S~ATSg MINCU~T GIVING NO COMP~IMENTARY TICKETSo '• TICKETS GO ON PUBLIC SAL~ 413~ PM OF ~~~vo~M~NCE DAV, TICKETS I IMITt:O TWO PCR CUSTOME'.Ra FIRST DAY SAl.. t:: l..43T2:J ONLY 2 112 H~ So ~~~ONO DAY 1 112~ KS•3 ANO KS,5 SEATS GU UN IMM~OIATE F L~ OU TSIDE AT KSu10 AND KSDA5a SPEClAL POLICE ON DU TV F~OM TIME OF TICKET ~Al . E THROUGH PERFORMANCEa SECOND DAY SALE HALTED HALF HOUR UNTIL nHnER cou~o B~ RESTORED , ., ~o SRO AUUtENCE REM~INS FASCINATED, SERI~UJ A~~ LOUDLY APPRtCIATIVE FOi LOWYNG INDIVlnUAL NUMBERSQ OAILY PRES~ :~M~~NT CONTINUES OE~PLV TMPRESSED AT CWALITY OF DANCE ANO ITS Ml::ANilrne . HIGH PRAISE P'OR ~fiAHAM AS AN ARTlST, A, GRAHAM CONTINUES TO MAKE EVERY SCHEDULED ~?POINTMENT ~VEN TH~ nP'l'lONA~ ONES AND THE MEMBEHS OF HEH GROIJI) ~IJUL..0 NOT BE MOR~ r.onPERATIVE, THEY ARE TRoorERS IN THE ti~~T 3~NSE OF THE , WO~De nSRORN . \ f'OR'403•713?52 ------··--.------...... ·· ~ I Department of State 1f~~~~~lW1i~ UNC~ASSIFIED 8237 PAr.E ~1 RANGOO ~2789 ~20539Z ~0 A(,;T l ON CU•1'15 •NFU OCT"m1 EAR~7 ISOR~0 USIA•12 1025 W ·········-~---······· 0Q4184 R A20!25b7. OCT 74 FM AMt~~ASSy HANGOON TO SECST4TE WA~HOC 8598 TNFO AMEM~•SSY SANGKOK ANF'MBASSV SAT.GON hMFMBASSY TUKYO 11Nr.t.A~9 P'OR CU/CP F,ne 116521 NIA TA!';SS oi:;xc dM SUAJI CU/CP MARTHA GRAHAM OANCE COMPANY 4, GRAHAM VISlT MOVING SMOOTH~V, MADAME HERSELF A GREAT LAOY, / r.ONSUMMATt AClRESS/A~TISTe OF GRACE, POISE ANU CHARM, '· THE M~M~ERS OF THE GROUP ARE COMPOSEO, NATURAL, FRIEND~Y, Af'TER 3 FUL~ DAYS THF.:Y REMAIN SOUND Rt.PRESENTATIVES OP THE YOUTH / / ANn THEATER OF AMERICA. ~ ~. IMPO~SlR~E UNOE~ TOUR CONDITIONS NOT TO HAVE INNER TENSIONS ~ RU~ GROUP HAS n1scIPLIN~ ANO TAST~ TO NOT LET IT SHOW IN PUBLIC, A, T~M ~~~Rir,A~, NEW COMPANY MANAGER, PARTICU~ARLY EASY FOR PVPHVON~ TO G~T A~ONG WITH. .. ~. £XC~PT FOR AM~ASSAOO~'S RECEPTION, WE DIVIDED GROUP INTO ~MALLER IJN!TS FOR ENTERTAINMENT ANO RELAXATlON, THEY AHE F~IENOLYe • TN~O~M4L, ENJUV M~ETING PcOPLE, Rw UP TO NOW, Wt CAN ON~V •~P~AUD THIS COMPANY COLLECTIVELY ANO H4nIVlDUA~LY . nSRORN .. UNC~A~lED .- .. ---- ..- ... : ... _.._-; , ~ ---.--- - .... •• " 110 NO I TT f'l-. IN 1111 '• !H' AC~ ' 1' U. S. ,.~1 · Un1v1A 1 6u1'4 SERVICE )~t\l iE AGENCY USE -::? ·5 ~,_~J.:• ...____.D SUl'J-11\RY: nm GREATEST CULTURAL HAPPENING TO OCCUR IN TAIWA IN HANY A ACTION ::'{/ ~/I ·{ YEAR,THE VISIT 011 Y.ARTHA GRAPAM Afi°D m:R DANCERS WAS A N9'i\ LE POPULAR AND CRITICAL SUCCESS. FOUR PEIU'ORMANCES IN TA~PEI AND ONE TAICHUNG -...:.---·-c~5 ATIRACTED A TOTAL AUDIEUCE OF 12,500 PE0PLE UlCLUPINC{PREii:' n CHIANG ·--- CHING-KUO AND VICE PRESIDEN'£ C.K. YEN. J.rlJt; FORMAL PERF(>Riii\i·:CES TOGETHER WITH A HOST OF OTHER ACTIVITIES PliODUCED VOLt.ll-ITNOIJS NEWS COVERAGE WHICH PRAISED 'l'HE YOUNG AffilRICAN DANCERS I AU.n ~txc r iJJ1ITY · ~p AND utUQUELY AMERICAN STYLE. ,..;.. ..,_;,.<.to · ~\7,(J -JVf' It was not just the cultural event of the season or. : ~ven of the year; one would have to go back quite a few years to find a per orming :f6f . group in Taiwan whose impact could be comparsd wi~h the vi t t of the /G Martha Graham Dance Company. rne first major CU Cultural o~ntntion to visit Taiwan in some time, Martha Grc.hnm and h~~ troupe QliE- J):t:S atanding young dancers were in every respect a resounding success beyond anyone's expectations. • l ~eA The company gave five performances, four in Taipei at the 2,680-seat i Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall and one in Taichung at the 1,800-sent Chung ,. ~~) Hsing Hall. The Taichung performance waa sold-out as were the last I two performances in Taipei, nnd the first two were ne:irly so. The last Taipei performance, a lecture-concert featuring Miss Graham j appearing on stage to speak extemporaneously, was SRO with people f sitting in the aisles of the cavernous auditorium. Altogether, the • five performances attracted a total audience of 12,500 people. ' For opening night, Ambassador and Mra. Leon~rd Unger sent special . letters of invitation and complimentary tickets to 80 top-level • Il government and comnninity leaders including Premier and Mrs. Chiang I Ching-Kuo and Vice-President and Mrs. Yen ~hia-Kan, and few of the group of distinguished invitees failed to attend. Before the .. v . perdformance, Ambassaddor and Mrs. Undger entertained Hidoa Graham .. C~ an Vice-President an Mrs . Yen at inner ac the Resi ence. ... jPAGE PAGFS ~Tl . I el. OF l ~ /ij/{( I ~-t~·:'r--~-,·1_1._/1-cJ_- .------.-O - A-TF . KS\irnmel:elk 9/25/74 '? rv/f~~SISAND OTHER CLEARANCES . -- /;[£-<> ~ ~~/- .. -· -- .. ._...__ U_ N_C~S~J~I~D ____ I: v f !:1 •'1f' 1f1r1rt ...... - ...... ,. .... ,.,., ...... ~ . I-... I""'~' ""•'loll .. t 0N1WU/\1101i Hllt.t; I To lend off it's ten-day stay on Taiwan, the company presented a lecture demonstration at the USIS Lincoln Center which featured Mias Graham and ten dancers demonstrating the Graham technique to about .100 dance specialists and newsmen. The Agency pwnphlet Dance In Arn~ by Agnes de Mille nnd the recently publiohed World Today Press Chinese book tranolation title Dance In A~ericn by Walter Terry were distrim1ted to all invitees at the workshop (the latter title was also placed on sale in the theater lobby at all pcrfonnances, and 505 copies weresDld). The company vioited the Nati1Jnal Palace Museum (a must for any visitor to Taipei), and on a visit to the Fu Hsing Opera School, the island's leading training institution for Peking opera performers, the young American da.ncero remarked on the aimilarity between the spartan trnining regimen required for aspiring opera performers and the training they themselves had undergone. At a reception for the entire company hosted by the Minister of Education, Miss Graham was presented with the Medal of Culture, the first time a foreigner has been so honored. On their last evening in Taiwan, the American visitors were entertained at a reception hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Unger and attended by about 150 guests, mostly young dance enthusiasts. The President of Far Eastern Artists Management, who co-sponsored.the performances in Taiwan, hosted an infonnal buffet for the company aftor their last Taipei perfonnance, and also enter tained Miss Graham at a traditional Chineoe banquet. In Taichung, the BPAO also hosted a dinn~r for Miao Graham. It should be mentioned that a significant contribution to the success I o~ the visit was the unstinting efforts of a young Chinese dancer, Lin ~ Hwai-Min, who happens to be the son of the Minister of the Interior. A former student at the Martha Graham school in New York and the popular l leader of. his own modern dance troupe in.Taiwan, Mr. Lin held a press briefing and three lecture-film programs at USIS which proved to be key events in the pre-arrival publicity cainpaign. Speaking from his own l experience as a Graham student, Lin was able to spark intense interest among his young contemporaries in the forthcoming visit by explaining the almost legendary stature of Martha ~raham and her pioneering • contributions to the development of modern dance. He interpreted for l Miss Graham at the lectur~-demonstration and at her insistence, did so again at the lecture-concert. He also introduced some members of his dance company to the young Americans, some of whom then agreed to conduct classes -- without pay -- for groups of young Chinese dance students. ... . News media coverage before, during and after the visit was voluminous and almost overwhelming in its praise of the dancers. Critical reviews of performing artists are almost unknown in Taiwan (one newspaper t editorial, prompted by the visit, lamented this fact), but the opening ' ··L night performance produced comments in all major newspapers which were \ -. \ UNCLASSIFIED \ ClaHificatioo • I an1n11 ''"'" _.... -· ··- -- -.... -- -·--~- - • ~OHllHUJH ll ~4 hi • - unanimous in praising the creativity of Mias Grnhnm and tho artistic purity of her dancero. 'fh() perfonnunce wao doacribed as distinctly and uniquely American. Social events and other activities were widely reported, and many newspQper comr.ionts emphaoized the important contri but1.on of the visit to international understanding and friendship. The ouccesR of this visit ia convincing evidence of how important a fir:Jt-rate cultural prenc.ntation can be in nny educational and cultural exchange program. One vi[-iit by a group of the caliber of the Martha / Gra'nam troupe is worth any numbnr of appcar.ances by single, usually relativeiy unknown nrti.s~s, our ur.uHl cultural exchange fare -- though such appearances are certainly welcome and ohould continue. But one visit each year by a performing group comparable to the Martha Graham Company -- of compa.rablc prestige and ·capable of attracting comparable attention -- should not be too much to expect of a first-rate program of cultural exchange. i. •' \N ~ ~. 'W\..,__,~ ' .. Willinm D. Miller, Jr • Acting Public Affairs Officer : .,. .. .. ' .. . 1 ·. ·j I~ I Agency _please pass to CU/EA .. ·· ...... ,. .I L UNCLASSIFIED .. ClaHiricat.ioa AUION COPY . . ··~- • , ...... ) Original to bo Filed in ____ Decentrolized Files. ''0- FILE DESIGNATION NEA cu UNCLASSIFIED 327 llHI E p 10 HANOL.ING INDICATOR MO. TO : ~partment of State - CU/CP L FOO AID ~f---+-~-+--~INIO: : USIA/IEA All IEA Posts t"\ • l AGA COM F'RS INT Sep 26,1974 FROM : DATE: LAB TAR TR XMB ~~c:J SUBJECT : Cultura Present~t· s: Martha Graham Dance C.Onpany AIR AHMY NAV Y OSD REF CISIA NSA • CIA !.2_ ~ r Sill-MARY: TI-IE NAR1HA GRAHJ\M D.Ai'JCE TROUPE APPEARED ·I IN .MANILA AT 1HE CULTIJRAL CENTER OF TI-IE PHILIPPINES >uGGESTEO OISTRIBUTIOtl I AND TIIE FOLK ARTS TIIEATER SEPTE?'IBER 12-14 IN A I I MASTERCL/\.SS, A WORKSHOP-DEMJNSTRATION, A GALA, A J13CTURE-CONCERf /\i\JD A POPULJ\R PERFORMl\i'ICE WITI-I A TOTAL LIVE AUDlp-JCE OF OVER 11,000. TIIE GALA WAS AITENDED BY TI-IE FIRST COUPLE RJLLGl/ED BY A DINNER- DANCE HOSTED BY 11-IE FIRST LADY. OJHERS IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED TI-IE DIPLQi.!ATIC CDRPS, IBE CABINET, TIIE SUPREME COURT Ai\JD NOTABLES FRa,f ALL OVER TI-IE CDUNTRY. bosT ROUT ING STUDENTS ATTENDED IBE PERFORNA1'JCES IN ID.TRECEDENTED TO: Action Info. lnitiols NUMBERS IN RESPONSE TO EXTENSIVE :MEDIA SUPPORf OF __,__ _ _..._ __._ __ TIIIS VERY IMPORI'Ai'ff WEEK IN PHILIPPINE DA\JCE HISTORY . ~C M _.. --+---+---+--- V) 'OL The Graham Dance Company arrived in Manila as scheduled at 4: 30 PM -;·.I__.... ;-, CON Septenber 10. The troupe was lll3t at the airport by GOP officials, • '·--! ONS Embassy officers and representatives from the miss nedia. A press -., VIP OM conference was held in the kiosk a.t the airport innrediately r0 upon arrival. Spokesmen for the troupe, Takako Asakawa, Robert . ID Powell, Diane Gray and David Hatch Walker, all wearing welcome leis -::J =._.; 515 A ,/\ ,,-::> of sampagui ta flowers, answered a variety of questions concerning ., J _/I '"!? iJnpressions of the Philippines and Philippine dance , the art and VJ ~r ( / theater of Martha Graham, the repertoire, etc., all of which led to -0 1 i/ ( ~ /L ...... , .. c X/1-1 Attaclunents: c•io" Token: , /, -/,~ 1. C.Opies press coverage J/J t,.p~- 1 t ' 2. Souvenir program -11'1/'/i · .r\.\ 3. J\Jnbassadorts ~est list for P.eception . C\f 4. 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A briefing session in the Las Islas i·oom of the hotel expeditiously covered various administrative matters, after which company n-eJPbers were invited by the First Lady to attend the President's birthday celeb:.ration in the Folk Arts TI1eater (FJ\f), which featured. Philippine ethnic dances and -pageantzy. An alternate attractiori available for those interested was the "Stars of f the Bolshoi" appearing that night at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) . . A mastercln.ss at the dance studio of the CCP began promptly at 10: 30 AM Septenher 11 tmder the direction of David Hatch Walker and Takako As Tirnt same afternoon, sone 420 of the leading dancers and dnnce tead1ers of the Philippines gathered in the Little TI1eater of the CCP. for Miss Gl;'aham's workshop-deJTDnstration. fl'liss Graham directed a dozen of her ~eading dancers from the stage, demonstrating basic movem~nts of the llX>d3:p1 dance and instructing in the Graham techniques . All participants 'i we~· presented with "The Dance in Alrerica," a USIS publication by Agnes ~e Mille, and with a souvenir program for the forthcoming p1-esentations by the Graham Dance Troupe, which contained personality .sketches on the pr i ncipal dancers, a sunnnary of pieces in the repertoire, and selected quotations from the critics (copy attached). As could be expected from thi s ~udience, the reaction was unifonnly enthusiastic. That evening Aniliassador Sullivan gave a major reception honoring Hiss Graham and her con~cmy at the Embassy Resid~nce in Fotbes Park. To ensure the company's prompt arrival, a police motorcycle escort was provided to take the co1npru1y from their downtown hotel to suburbcm Makati. In addition to leading cultural and govenu1~nt personalities, the guest list (attached) included the principal dc-Jlcers from all of . the major troupes in the Philippines. TI1e Graham LNCLASSIFIED • • •• ··- ..... - .. ·-·--·-· '4-• .,...... ' .. .. ,,,;'I ' .... ~ ·' •.. / 'UNCIASSIFIED Manila A 327 Page 3 The gala perfonnance in the Main auditori.tun of the CCP scheduled for 7:30 on Septeubcr 12 inclucbd "Diversion of Ar.gels," "Cave of the Ic~art 'II and ''Night Journey. II President ~nd r.frs. Marcos had Ambassador 1d Mrs. Sullivan as their guests in the Presidential box (see attached full-color front-page photo of the P1-esidcnt and Mrs. Marcos in their box, the .President holding t\vO USIS publications in hand). Also attending, as guests of the Anbassac1or, l\e1-e members of the abinet, , the diplomatic corps and other distinguished personalities (sec atta·:hed list). 111e performance was slightly delayed 1.mtil 1e first couple were in their places for the Philippine and American n :it ional anthems. 111e theater, whid1 has 1,800 seat~ was packed; stand:_ room only was sold and sorre enthusiastic observers were seated in aisles. Miss Graham was repeatedly called back to the stage ..1r curtain calls. Following the opening night perfonnance, the First. Lady hoste gala dinner in the beautiful Silangan Dining Hall of the CCP, which ·1 '-15 been her special project and delight. Miss Graham and her le 1 g stars shared the First Lady's table with Ambassador and Mrs. ivan. The E:ntire troupe attended along with Enlrn.ssy officers, office of the CCP and various cultural personalities und f ricnds of Mrs. farcos. A nndem filipino dance band entoned favori tc dance music of the United States and the Philippines. After the First Lady and le .Ambassador initiated the dancing, the troupe members enthusias tically j oin.ed in and gave an animated showing of contemporary dance s ~ps tmtil well after the curfew hour. Troupe members returned to the hotel with a police escort and other guests were provided with spec:i:al ~urfew passes so that they could get home after hours. TI1e Septenber 13 perfonnance featured Miss Graham in her "lecture- concert. 11 This evening was a special treat for dance aficionados and • those who wanted to lea111 m::>re about the contemporary dance, 1he program was divided into three parts with two intennissions. The first part consisted of Miss Graham's exposition of her philosophy of the dance, accompanied by a demonstration of nnveirents and techniques under the direction of Robert Powell. 'Ihe concluding portion was a full perfonnance of a piece selected to show the various elements explained - in the foregoing sessions. TI1e .entire Suprene Court attended as guests of .Ambassador Sullivan. Parties were hosted by Minister Purnell, the Cotmselor of Enbassy for Political Affairs, the tabor Attad1e and the ililtural Affairs Officer, am:mg others. It was Miss Graham's vibrant and magnetic personality that made the evening a complete success for the crowd of over 1800. Extra seats were provided in the side aisles to acconnnodate the crowd. UNCLASSIFIED ...... '. , \ ..; .,I' • • t • .,,..·"" • .. ... UNCT.A5SiflED Manila A 327 Page 4 TI1e popular perfonnance on September 14 was designed for the ymmg .. .~ , audience at 6: 30 PM to accommodate the "jeepney" crowd. Nearly 5 ,000 bleacl1er seats wen~ available at 2 and 5 pesos (about 30 and 75 cents US). 1his was the first conmercial perfonnance in the Folk Arts TI1eater, a project of the First Lady inaugurated in July with the Miss Universe contest. Major universities p~rdrnsed block seats for their students, led by the University of the East, which purdlased over 500 seats. Total attendance for this perfonnance was nearly 7 ,000, the largest crowed ever assenbled inl"Philippine theater for a dance (or any other kind of co.JTUrercial) perfonnance. It was the largest crowd, according to the Company• s managenent, ever to attend a Martha Graham perfonnance anywhere. The nation - wide interest engendered in this perfonnance is dem::mstrated by the attendance of the Sultan of Ma-;iu and his retinue of fifteen, who travelled from Marawi City in Mindanao to see "Enhattled Garden," ".Appaladlian Spring" and ''El Peni tente." This ove1whelming and mprecedented popular response as evidenced by the yomg crowd at the Cultural Center of the Philippines was in p.irt a result of continuing television programs dealing with the artistic ad1ievement of the Troupe. 1he Radio-1V section of USIS arranged for daily annol.lllcerents and showings of pronntional film clips. The Cultural Affairs Officer discussed the upcoming Graham p:resentations on a popular 1V talk show on Septenher 7, whidl also featured a film clip of Takako Asakawa. The Directress of the Titornas Jefferson Cultural Center appeared on a TV panel discussion with the stars of the Troupe the m::>ming of the Folk Arts Theater presentation. To celebrate the successful completion of a very important week in Philippine dance history, Lindy I.ocsin, Chainnan of the CCP Dance C.Ompany Board of Directors, gave a rrenx:>rable buffet dinner at his show-place residence in Forbes Park, which included a tour of his personally designed mansion, Oriental gardens and his collection of period-piece ceramics fmmd in the Philippines. TI1is sparkling social event was a suitable finale for the Martha Graham ·perfonnances in Manila, which were seen by a total live audience of over 11 ,000 persons. ... 'UNCLASSIFIED JAKAR'f A ~ ~ ..::<; / / ... • ~ASHOC I ( ' / YN U CINCPAC HONO~ULU Hl v ' ·) ~~CSTATE ~A UC 4~0~ UNCL.A' 1639 US!AC· llS!A FOR IEA PAYEFF1 C?NC~AC ; fOR USlA "AOVlSOR 'P.0 11~521 N/A ~UBJl WEEKL¥ REPORT ~- OV ER 4000 PeoP~E ATTENDED TWO GRAHAM PERFORMANCES t. ,,., ~N JAKARTA, ANO BETTER THAN 260 SHARED lN A WORKSHOP ' ' WH!CH DEVELOPtO INTO THE DANCE «HAPPENXNG«Qp THIS AN1' ' RECENT YEARS. ATTENDANCE . 6ROKE EXIST ING RECORDS ~T . CITYfS CULTURAL CENTER, ANO WORKSHOP ATTRACTED A ·r.ATHERING OF THE LEAOlNG lNOONESXAN OANCERS•SOM~ OF WHOM HAO STUDIED WITH GRAHAM. '·i~\ :,;~?1· /. ·P•· ADVENT OF THE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY IN JAKARTA ..• .h•. •MAS' BEEN DESCRIBED ·BY ONE INDONESIAN JOURNAL.IST AS TH~ . -..,r--, ..~ MOAT PUBLlCIZ~D CUL~URAL EVENT TO TAKE PLACE HEHE ~: .. Wl~HIN HIS MEMORY, THROUGHOUT THE VISIT, THE PRESS, TN REACHING A LARGE AND IMPORTANT 5EGEMENT OF INOONESlAN . 80eIETY, AN ESTIMATED 500 1 000 STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE ~MAGE~· OF AMERlCA AS ' A CULTURA~L¥ DYNAMIC1 ~OCI~~Y. LAVlN 1 AC1ING 1 · ··---~-~--~---~-- -- - R ~0~602Z SEP 74 FM AMEM8ASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC ~52J : IJNr.L.~11686 F,n, 116521 NIA I ·y Ar;S I SCUL. ~UAJl MARTHA GRAHAM PERFORMANCE• I REFI JAKARTA USIAC 116~9 i T ~HOULD L.tKE TO ADO TO USIA REPORT OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. I Vl~IT BY MARTHA GRAHAM COMPANY TO JAKARTA MY OWN I APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SPLENDID P~RFORMANCE ANO FULL. r.onPERATION WITH MISSION PROGRAM. NOT ONLY WERE THE ... FORMAL PERFORMANCES WELL. · ATTENDED BUT THE MANY OCCASIONS AT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AND AT WORK SHOPS PROVIDED UNPARALLELED I nPPORTUNITV FOR Al.L ' Of US TO BECOME BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH LEADING CULTURAL FIGURES lN INDONESIA. BEGINNING WITH MISS GRAHAM HERSELF, WHO MADE MAGNI~ICENT EF~ORT ANn RADIATED CHARM ANO PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, ENTIRE r.OMPANV WAS CREDIT TO UNITED STATES ANO ro OUR CUL~URAL 1 AFFAIRS PROGRAM 1 NEWSOM I· ; .,sy J Al\ l'. 1.t,1 TU SECETATE WASHOC 4533 TNro AM~MUASSY TOKYO AM Ff'1BASS V TAIPEI AMrON 5UL HONG KONG AM FMBASS V MANILA AMFMBASSV SINGAPORE AM FHBASS Y KUALA LUMPUR. • AM FH8ASS Y RANGOON AMFMBASSY BANGKOK AMFMBASSY S/\lGON 11Nr.~AsG-\ 711 F 11 n, 116521 N/A TArtSI Ot:XC SURJI MARTHA QRAHAH OAN~ E COM PANY ~.WIDEST ADVANCE PRESS EVER DEVOTED CULTURAL EVENT TN JAKARTA CITY CULTU RA~ CENTCR DREW R~'CORO~BREAKING AUnlENCE OF NEARLY PIVE THOUSAND TO TWO P~RFORMANCES ANn WORKSHO P. GRAHAM ANO COMPANY EVOKED UN PARA LLELED RE~PONSE PROM MASS CROSS•SECTION OF INOON-·SlAN YOUTH, ACADEMICS, ARTISTS, OFFICIA~DOM ANO DIPLOMATIC COMMUNlTV . WORKSHOP ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED ?IFTY RE: s T 0 E oC f • •• • .. ' •I u•· ••·••• " .. ' • •• • • ...... ·-··· · UNCl.ASSIFil!O ~-i-; . ·. ,,. ·. UNCL.ASSI F. lED·...... 't• I PAr.E ~2@u111 · 2012a3z PRnSLEHSI AND THAT PERFORMANCES C AMFRICAN cu~TURE HAD MADE XMPOR~A~~v~~c~o E\IERVONE· MODERN nEVELOPMeNT o~.TW~NTIETH CENTURY CU~Tu:J~IBUTION TO ,, ·' I ... ~ :1 ?, MISSION•WIOE EFFORT BROUGHT V . t . ., J r.OHPANY INTO CONTAC W ~ ERV MEMB!;R OF1 ·GRAHAM I nF DINNERS, : ~TH INOONESlAN COMMUNlYY IN SERJES: . ' I I UN~HEONS, INCLUDING ONE HOSTED AV WIFE :! v,; ••. 1; ' ninECTOH GENE~A~ OEPi TRAOE fOR I ' r.~AliA~ SiUOENTS, ANO CU~MlNATINGE~~l:E COMPANY ANO FORMER I 1 j. Vi' J . I ' ,.i .. FOR COMPANY AND AT I I :rEs~zEN~E INOO N~SIA N ~~~~~~~'11 p~~~~lc · Rc;.,s COMPANY DESIRES THIS SORT ,.., r 1., ..,; APPREClATlVE WHEN POSSIBL.' . OF i CONTACT · ANO ' GREATL.1\' .... ''1 I - • ,,, .. . l ~ I ' ' .. 1'· ,,,' ~. DETAILED' 'MifOLLOWa ,, t. '. ~ ., " I\ :I NEWSOM , •• I ., I .. 1.1 , I " ' ... I 1 ~IMHiOC 7059 u t:.MIHS5 Y BANGKOK 'M~UNSUL HONG KON~ AM~NAASSV JAKARTA AHFMBASSV KUALA LUMPUR i\f1Pt1RASSV RANIMOON AM~MBASSV SAIGON AMFMBASSY SINGAP ORE .. AMF.MBASSV ·TA IPEl AHF.MBAS~V TOKYO __,:~ IJNt:L. AS;M'AN1:~)1 3SB F' • n , 1~:S21 NA TAl':$1 Ot;;XC AUP.JI MART HA GRA~AM DA ~CE COMPANY AEF& STATE 206491 !, MANI~A PRESS UNANlNOUS ?N ACCLAIM OF PERFORMANC£8 HERE, GA~A OPF,NING S~PTEMBER 12 ATTEND~D BV THRONG Or NOTA~LE5 tNCLUOING PRFSXDENT AND MRS, MARCOS, AMBASSADOR AND MNS, SULLIVAN, CABINET MEMBERS AND OlPLOMATIC CORPS, ALL THREE PaRFORMANC ES DREW ATANDlNG OVATIONS ANO SHOWERS OP CONFETTI AND F~OWER8 FROM ADM IR l NG CROWOS, : p, BOTH PERFORMANCES AT CCP WERE TO ENTHUSIASTlC ST~NOINGwROOH• ONLY AUUIENCES lN 1,lHl.l0 .. Sf.AT ClJl,.TURAL CENT ER OF PHIL.IPPINES AAV, A THIRD PER~ORMANCE, THE FIRST COMMEHClA~ IHDW IN THE · NEW FOLK ARTS THEATER, INAUGURATED W?TH TH! MISS UNIV ERSE CONTE ST LA~T JUL.Yi HAU AN ESTIMATED 7 1 000 IN ATTENDANCE , L.ANGEST THEAf[H ' eRn wo EVER A&SEMBLEO FOR A DANCE PERFORMANCE IN COUNTRYtS - . Ml ATOHY ANO THE LARGEST EVER TO ATTEND A ~RAHAM P~RFORMAN CE ANVWHERC::. ... UNCl.ASSlFIEO VJ UNCL.ASSlf'IEO 231011Z ~. BACKSTAGE, PRESlOENT MARCOS CONGRATUTAT £0 MARTHA GR~HAM =~YING ~THAT WAS EXCE~LENT.« · TROUPE HONORED BY OXN NER FO LL~WING· nw HOSTED BY FIRST COUPLE, FIRST NIGHT PERFORMA~CE RATEO ~ 'RnNT PAGE EIGHT•COLUMN COLOR PICTURE OF PRESlOfNlIAL BOX AND A ~CENE FROM "DIVERSION Or ANGE~s.n 'OR ADDITIONAL OfTAlLS ANn PRESS COMMENT SEE USIS MANILA SIGNAL p i102 ,0z S~?T f M6ER IULL?VAN · ·. . • ·' .--:. ' .. .' Departnzent of State ...... --..... , UNCLASSIFIED ~466 PAnE ~1 HONG K 10074 111238Z ,., 1 ACTION CU•"5 tNFO ·ocT-~1 EA-~7 lS0•00 PA•04 PRS-01 1018 w ••••••••••••••••••••• 102351 R 110315Z S~P 14 FM AMCONSUL HUNG KONG TO AM~M8ASSY TOKYO AMFMBASSY MANILA '· AMF.MBASSY JAKARTA AMF.MAASSV SINGAPORE AMFMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR AMF.MBASSV BANGKOK AMFMBASSV SAIGON AMFMBASSV RAN~OON !NFO SECSTATE WASHDC 2166 II ST .,.:-~6+1'.J.J.lJ. ~-----~ KONG 10074 TO WEST TO GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCcS t, FOLLOWING PARTIAL TEXT OF ARTICLE "MARTHA STILL A FAVORITE~ RY ENGLlSH•LANGUAGE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST MUSIC CHlTlC . RE:PTEMBER 101 '• Q~OTEI MARTHA GRAHAMf S OANCE COMPANY HAS A FIRM PLACE T.N THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE, AND FOR YEARS HAS DELIGHTED ' ANn ASTOUNDED THE AUDIENCES THAT HAVE SEEN THE PERFORMANC~S OP ~ HER YOUNG GIFTED DANCERS. ~. THE EfF'ECT ON THE ART OF THE ·DANCE, THE N~W TRADITIONS HAS. SEEN TRFMENDOUS ANU THE GENIUS OF MARTHA GRAHAM lS ATTESTED ro, NOT nN1 y BV Ht:R MANY STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL DANCERS, HER MANY · PUPILS WHO AR~ NOW TEACHERS, BUT THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF nEVOTt:E~ OP MOD~RN DANCE WHO HAVE SEEN.HER COMPANIES PER~ORM ' ... I• ... . ' ,, I• r f .. . c ' UNCLASSIFIED PAOE ~2 HONG K 1007~ 111238Z TN MANV eOUNTRIES OVER A ~ONG PERlOO OF YEARS, da nN SATURnAv ANn SUNDAY EVENING AT TH! CONC~RT MALL, ~; AClTY ~WllSES t."IJOVEU TH~ PERFORMANCES, ANO Cl-4EERF.0 MitiS GRAHA M ! I 0 ~A" E UN STAGE AT THE ENO OF THE PHOGRAMME TU HEC EIV E A ~r " UET nF FLUW~RS ANO TO SHAHE IN TH~ CUHTAIN CALLS OF THE MiM b~I OF If t:. R T 0 UH I N r; CCJ MP A I~ V , ~. CHOkEOGRAPHY WAS EXC!TINr,, ANO THE LEAPS ANO WHAT C ~E nt.;. RC R l B ~ D I\ S TH t:: AC R0 b AT ! C ~ E AT S 0 F TH t! 't' W0 P A I RS 0 F 0 AN' ·~ S. SEEM Ii 0 1 AMllZINGL.Y EASY, 50 :)MOOTHL.V WERE l'HEV P.XECUTEO, ANO Vt:T, ..·lti N ANA~V~EO, SU OifFICULT TO ACHIEVE ANO CONTROL, R, THEHE WERt MANY ELOQUENT HAND GESTURES " A TVPICA~ H 1:4~ IGHT nF THE ~RAHAM CHOHEGOHGA PHY, AND DRAMATIC GESTUHES OF Th. H~ AO, Ml~S KIMURA, A VERY GIFTE0 JAPANESE DANCER WAS OUT~TANDl G, "I, THE Fl NAl. nANCE WAS A TtHUMPH FOR TAKAKO ASAKAWA AS THE ~ORCERE~S, MEUEA. HEK DANCING MAOE ONE rtE~ THAT HER UUDY n1n NOT HAVE 'THt. 8:0NE STRUCTURE OF ORO?NARY HUMAN B ~ INGS, so FL11l0 W~R~ HER MOVEMENTS, ANO so GRACEFUL WER~ HER GESTUHese A. RUSS ~ARKtS WA~ THE HANUSOME AND rAITHLESS JASON, AND OIANA ~•ART, OANCYNG WITH YOUTHFUL GRACE ANO OEXTERIT't', WAS THt; VIC.: r.1.M , rHFUNIS DAUGHTER, JANET E!LBtR DANCED WITH STOHY•TELLING EfFECT THF PART OF TH! CHOHUS, HER SURROW, HER PITY AND HER FfAR AS MEnEA MUR~EHEU HE~ RIVAL ANO THEN HER OWN CHILDREN, ~a THE SUPERd GRACE OF THe OANC~RS, THE OEMONSTRAT!ON O' SKILL) THP 8R!LLlANT CHOREOGRAPHY ANU ABOVE ALL THt cXPOSY TION OP THe ART nf THE MOU~RN DANC~ BY EXPERTS WAS MUCH APPHECIATEO BY THE - . PA~KED AUOtENCES WHICH INCLUO~D MANY OANC~ T~ACHERS ANO STUDENTS\ F'Nn SCH~ YIJOTt.. ·~~ FOLLOWING PARTIAL TEXT OF ARTICLE ttTHE MARTHA GRAHAM OANCe• ~ r.OHP~NY" ~y P~C•PRC CHINESE•LANGUAGE OAlLY TlN FUNG 'VAT PO r.Ol.UMNIST CH'l:.N CH'ING•F"ENG SE::PTEMBER 101 41~ QUOTE1 I WENT TO SEE THE MARTHA GRA~AM o•NCE COMPANY'·S P~RrnHMANCF. HURE OUT OF CURIOSITY THAN FOH THE SAKE OF APPR '" CXAT!ON, HEVER R~FURE HAD 1 SEtN A DANCE TROUPE us~ THIS KINO ~ OF "UANC~ Departnient of State ...... ---· .. UNCL.ASSIFIEO PArH£ 03 HONG y0074 111238Z \IQl':ABUL R-¥-0 ·-l\s A MEANS OP' EXPRESSION. Off COURSE l AM SAVING THTS AS A LAYMAN.,, •2~ THE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY IS LED BY MA~THA GRAHAM, wHn IS CON~ID~RED ONE OF THE GR~ATEST MODERN OANCtRS OF 20TH ~E~TURV AMERICA ANO WHO IS 80 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. HAVlNij ENTERED THF F'ELO OF OANCING AT ABOUT 20, SH! &PINNEO ON THE &TAGE FOA MORE T~AN 5~ Y~ARS UNTI~ SHE EXITEO TO THE 8ACKSTAG~ AT 76 TO UNTIRIN G~Y ~ARRV ON HER ~ORK IN DANCING AS ART DIRECTOR. ~3~ SUCH A PERSON WHO DEVOTES HER ~IfF.f S ENERGY: TO A CAR~ER lS RCJllNO TO SUCCtF.O. WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN ACCEPT THE " GRAHAM T~~HNlQUE" IN DANtING, ITS NEWNESS ANO ITS UNIQUE FORM OF !XPRESSI ON ~AHNOT dUT TUHN THE EYES OF MANY, WHO WILL AT LEAST HANT TO UND ER~ !\TAND !TS "DANCE VOCABULARY" t;ETTER, THE "Gf~M~AM TECMNltlUE" ?S NOT SENSATlONALISM1 RATHER IT HAS A SET UF CONCRETt OANC~ vorABULARY ••• ITS DANCE MOVEMENT, IN SHOHT, LIFTS HUMAN EMOTIONS llP TO A Nt;:W ANO HIGHER L.EVEL., THt:. MAGAZINE WORL.O TODAY IN ~ONTRASTING GRAHAM'S DANCING WITH CLASSICAL BALLET RAN A VE~Y r.ONC!SE PA~SAGE• t4~· ttMS, GRAHAM SAW THE FIRST TASK OF A DANCER TO OE PERfECTlDN nF THE anuv, TO MAKE THIS INSTRUMENT OF THE DANCE BOTH FLEXlBLE ANn OHEOI~NT. UANCE TAKES HFFORT, AND WH~R~ CLASSIC UALL~T HAU nONCEAL~O THIS GRAHAM EXPOSED IT. TO HER, UANC~ WAS LIIE ANO I lFE WAS EFFOHTa TO CONCEAL ~FFORT WAS TO DENY Llf~o TH~ MOVEMENT S ~HF AUOPT~O W~RE ANGUL.AR, SHARP, SOMETIMES GRUTESQUE aur A~WAVS lNVENTIVE ANO EXPRESSIVE , " ' ~5~· THIS PASSAGE EXPLAINS VERY WELL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ~RAHAM'S DANCING. WE OFTEN FIND CLASSICAL BALLET HARO TO ACCEPT, PERHAPS FOR THE V~RV REASON OPPOSED BY GRAHAM •• lTS STRENUUU3 FfFORT AT "CONCEALING" ANO AT MAKING THE MOVEMENT LOOK BMOOTH, WHTCH IS ALSO A KIND OF INHIBITION OF HUMAN EMOTIONS, HIDING THEM .. WITH A SE~MIN~LV ELEGANT HYPOCRISY. GRAHAM HAS B~OKfN THIS ~T~HEOTYPt WITH HEAVY BLOWS, LETTING TH£ tMUTIONS FLOW OUT llNRESTRAINEO, THIS IS INOEEO A BREAKTHROUGH. . i6: THE "GRAHAM TECHNIQUE'' BRINGS TO MY MIND CHINAIS MODERN nANCE O~AMA , ~HICH IS ALSO A BRaAKTHROUGH. HOWEVER, ~VEN THnUGH ITS EMPHASIS IS ALSO ON THE UNLEASlNG UP. EMOTXONS, MODERN UNCLASSIFIED •I I• Department of State · Y~~~@~Af~ UNCL.ASSIFlEO ,. PAnE~07~ 11123AZ r.H".NESE OA"ICE ORAMA IS MASS IN NATURE WHlLE GRAHAM'S f;;MOTlON3 A~F STILL DICTEO BY INDIVIDUAL TASTE. ENO TIN ~UNG QUOTE. t7~ OTHEH LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE !NCLUO~D INTERVIEW WITM MS. r.HAHAM lN SOUlH CHINA MORNING Pus·r, PICTORIAL SPR~AD IN MASS• r.I~CU~ATION MING PAO WEtKL.Y MAGAZINE, AS WEL.l AS rEATURE lN POST·~UuLlSHEU WORLD TODAY (QUOTED BY TIN FUN~ ABOV~,, WE WXL~ FORWAMO CLIPS TO CU/CP ANO AG~NCV. T ZFNAt;:;RG ,; .. ... ...... RUDOLF NUREYEV IBFORMATION FROM: MARTHA GRAHAM MOTHER - FARIDA NUREYEVA SISTER - ROSA NUREYEVA NIECE - GUELL NUREYEVA (1) u.s.s.R ORGANIZATION HANDLING VtSA APPLICATION: OVIR (IN LENINGRAID CONTACT: MR. VOROTINTZOV (2 HANDLED BY u;s. CONSULATE IN LENINGRAD (') "'~a tee and. QwNs t:i~C11pi'd @) t>\RX" i~ ~He~d ~ (~) Vi~iTORS VI~ THE MADISON WASHINGTON, D. C . 20005 MAR1}\A MMC~ I I, Ii. ATLANTA · C\'VfC AuD110~' l>fVl RuooLr NuRe'}tC ~e~TS M,9 ()f\ ~tlJ.~e.,. 11-Dusto-f\ ov~WV\~ ? ~~ (~~~~~p\a~d 9"Y~ ~K... At.F.lt 1iv ,1 t:X~ S THE MADISON WASHINGTON, D. C . 20005 THE WHITE HOUSE ~"·,\ 1 <;~o~~~, w~~,""~\o~ '\-\-\0 sP-\* \.._°'-\.4. C.\\1 Cc~ -s~~Q \()~) \5 <;o..~ (::)', ~ ~o \ '1 lo~ ~""~Q\e~ ~o,~\~').. \='c:.A\o.....l, o.-.~ ... c~ ~\,._~Q ~o~ ~~~~'-t ~eQ.*\~' ~<»-ct."",~~" <~ ~~~ ~.. ~~) :l1 \-\o "-~~ "°' I \-~ ._..._S ~a..i ~ ~\"' c ~ \o~ , N . :S-·'C~y ...... · ..~,, 4tf • ·":j~,,~.. ,,~\~~ Martha Graham Dance Company I soth Anniversary Celebration Some items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to these materials. - NEW YORk, THURSDAY, DECE¥BER 4, 1975 - AsSGClatld Pr•u lllld United Pms lnftrnollonal DON'T LOOK, MAR'IHA GRAHAM: Betty Ford, shoes off, dancing at a Peking school yesterday. l'<(oting TV taping of her dancing, Mrs. Ford recalled early training wilh Miss Graham. "If Martha sees it. she'll throw me out." Mrs. Ford said...... 'l'HE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1975 Choreography !or Graham Is a Gut Reaction -"Frontier," By ELIZABETH KENDALL the World," Sprin11:." "Oull Fifty years ago in the "Errand into middle of the Jazz Age, "Cave of the He: Martha Graham hired a "Seraphic Dialc Broadway Theater for one of Arc) ....:.. are night and gave an evening than heroines. of her own dances. It was proudly, they I a declaration of where she ible vigor. they 1 belo_ng_~-:-not _in vaudeville, The. ter:itory t ,, !'.WE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY. DEC~MBER 21, l97S DANCE VIEW had perhaps changed the en}phasis in some of her dan The company in those days and the years after wi full of strong personalities in addition to Graham herself. Those earlier companies, while certainly not short on technique--! think it is tnie to say that the pm-ent troupe. In sheer technique is probably stronger-were histrionically passionate. They acted Nureyev· Shin~ with a fire and a fury-a conviction that stemmed frc Graham herself, who was above all passionate . . Today that quality of thunderstruck stagecraft is good deal less evident, although admittedty there are With Graham such powerful actors as Ross Parkes, Asakawa. Pearl Lang and one or two others-which brings one to Nureyev, and to the question of what a dancer like hi1 doing in a company like that. The brief answer is that 1 here is a lovely on~ play by Chekh~, Is being passion-.te. called "The Weddinl." in which a Greek pqt.ey At time of writing, the major new vehicle Graha cook. trytna to explain the tnexpttcable and has created for him, "The Scarlet Letter," has yet t<1 dangerous problem of the inexplicably its premiere. So far he has been seen in "Lucifer," tt T ... ______... __ ~_ -- _ ... - ---..1..1!------..t-- 1..-11-• 1"!-1..-- --~- -- L:- •-- - --1- ---'-!-- ;_ ~L- TJ/E NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, Jg76 DANCE VIEW CLIVE BARNES On Graham, Louis and Bejart nee upon a time, when I was growing up on this paper, I used to have a vacation at Christmas and the New Year. I would go to tha sunshine and come back a happier it poorer man. It does not work out that way anymore; dance has certainly taken over the holiday1, 0This year the one respite I got from New York was a day in Philadelphia, watching Maurice B6jart and his Ballet of the 20th Century, which was on a cros11-country tour that bypassed New York. (It will play here wWi the ·~Ninth ,. DAILY NEWS, WEDNF.SI>AY, DECEMBER 10, 1975 ta 'lite mO'l'e aueceasful of the lntenttone4 f.OU.. .-ne .Janet two, J.1t J. an abetract, yet Eilber aa Nicht {•he 8eeDlll Karltla Graham hu . -.. "b1'.9it..d ti.a Ft.Rt.ft •nn.;.-• ..,._a..-rt •11DDY hymn to movement, the very J'Glinc and even inl9f!Ue- ... . THE NEW !ORK TIMES, TUESDAY, DEC£MBER 9, 197$ Dance: Martha Graham Back With Her Company ~~e Program two men, the poet, represent ~ureyev b 'Lucifer' ed by Jacob, and the hunter, OpeningGalalsStart of ·~i:-rrt ~fth~~~ '-o/i;~~! dl~~~A~~d represented by Esau. But -2 World Premieres • c~orto,,IPhtr 1 usocl1t1 1rtlsllt di rec-· 32-Program Season tors, Ross P1rk11 and Robert Powell. Miss Graham does not mean At the Mark H1fllnttr Thtaltr. us to take the Biblical story -...-.a..----·· ADORATIONS (Premiere), Music, Maloo By 'CUVE BARNES Albtn/z, Glrol1mo Fr111cob1ldl 1nd Don· too literally-and It seems designed for her but original. t ld Frost; ll1hllne, Ronald Baits; set, likely that the two brothers After far too Jong an. ab· Lllndro Locsin; costumes, Halston; ly danced by Margot Fonteyn, 1ence, Marth,& Graham Is back • 11slst1nt to Miss Gr1h1m, Mario ·are Intended as differing as· and at one point, surprising· Dtt1mo; 1uit1rlst, Donald Frost. Wllh pects of the same man. As on_ Broa_dway. Well not quite th• r.omPlnY. • • .a .. t.. ---• .... 1 •A:-- ~--"'e- !~· w~~rlng alm~~t as.!ittt~_as .. NEW YORK PQST, TUESDAY, OECEMiER 9, ·1975 ... • • Nureyev-An Improved Lucifer rBy FRANC.ES HERRIDGE A lot of Impressive facts surrounded the opening last night of the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Mark Hellinger. It was Miss Gra- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Deo. 19, 1975 The Unfading Genius of Dance By DoNNA C. REDEL classic roles as Medea, the Pioneer . New York Woman, and Cllytemne.stra, while at ttie I :Me.rtha Graham has been called a leg same time oonfl.rmtng the timelessness of end, a anrmU, iild J living monument of Miss Graham's creative genius. the modem dance. All :these terms accu Themllltically, Mias G1"8.lram inter rately de&Cribe and pay homage to the weaves her pr«>ccupation with religion, wom6Jl who began he.r career ·as an icono myth, and mystery w!th man's psyche. 'nle clast and managed to create an enduring power of her dramas stems from the fact DANCE nique." What appeared was Down to Earth disarmingly simple at first, More than any other living artist, Mar the dancers in leotards tha Graham has at 81 lived to see her own sitting in the lotus position, apotheosis. The current 50th-anniver twisting gracefully and hap sary celebration of the Martha Graham pily, raising a rhythmic arm Dance Company in New York City re ornamentally, always pre sembles a national festivity led by a serving the still center of parade of celebrants beginning with themselves. Then, kneeling, Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, a former Graham they took on the reverence student, who was the honorary chairman of Indian sun worshipers, oflast week's gala opening. Imagine, in their bodies taut and bent as addition, an anniversary committee of bows, their arms as stiff and 1 • '11"'1'\ 1_ ! I_ ! 1 .1 1 1• -·· ! __,_. \rl<:MEI 'S WEAR DAILY Dec. 10, 1975 THE DANCE Martha Graham . gave her first solo recltil on April 18, 1926 - and of course, she had been dancing before that. Her current season at the Mark Hellinger Theater, then, ls a celebration of 50 years of genius. On nN>nlncr nlaht aho> annlco> tn ----···- ;.;,,.....:....-...:~- ;$:,' Rudo(.f Nureyev 'Nt:W:,DAY, TUl:SDAY, DECEMBE~ 9, 1975 D ...t\NCE 'Tis the season for 111 artha Graham iBy IBob Micklin No matter how much dance is in New York Instead, it creates symbolic characters who en and this season is teeming with it-the arrival of act the tonnented strivings of man against man and the Martha Graham Dance Company deserves your ~~·s struggle for some sort of spiritual il special attention. Jummation and release. Those strivings and strug The company began a four-week engagement gles seemed pretty muddy to me, and the dance is last ~ight _a~ Broa~way's _Mark Hell~g~r Th~~r, certainly too long, despite its often striking visual ;....,.G ...&.col --~ -... ..,_ -L-----1- ~ - _ 'I LONG ISLAND PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1975 Crlde~at-Iarge 'Adora.tions' astound By BYRON BELT lyrical, witty and exciting. The Graham Martha Graham had barely launched company looked and danced magnlfi· the longest Broadway ·season oJ her cently in the e~enlng's first premiere, career lut evening at the Mark mmng and the abstract beauties of the new er Theatre when she announced at a work tended to make the next premiere •backstage press conference that her - "Point of Crossing" - look over· magniflcent company would become the done and old hat. fil'lt modem dance ensemble to appear "Point of CroHln1" ls a re-workln1 THE RECORD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1975 Rudolf Nureyev re-created role of "Luci/"'" last night and wiU appear in a new Martha Graham ·work, "The Scarlet Letter," later in December. Graham dancers on target I By BARBARA L. ARCHER Last night, Miss Graham of Jacob with consummate run, with her head alternately Dance Writer did not define sin in moral skill and strength. Janet Eil thrown forward and tossed Within minutes of the open terms, but she used an old ar- ber, Yuriko Kimuta, Diane back, is like a burst of laugh- · ing of its soth anniversary sea- ter• ...... 1 ... 0• ...; ...... _...... ~~~- t~~~]~. ~~~c~:~ sin" ~_:~~~ T}~ 'Y~~~~.rd~.-~!!?'. CHELSEA CLIBTON NEWS Dec. 25, 1975 ·Graham most vita., force ;,:., dance By MARION SA WYER Graham'• new movement 1yetem imagination ever• created and I same year ae "Appalachian The moet vital force In dance gave dance the opportunity to only regret that Graham did not Spring" (1944.), but in diametrical today il-whatelu but the moat get in on it. But in uling the ~ve the opportunity. to make contrast to it. Apparently othe~ lontt dance1,. Lartteneu ~!tal~ !orce ~ .d~~ce . .'e!.te~ay? t~c~~i~u,e. 1hucked •Lo~'· ~~! • - • .1.l.. - ___, __ -~ ___.. ___ - -- ~ ~~g;fested ~y a dra~ti~.poe~ o! TH~ NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1975 ·~he Dance: Miss Graham's Americana,: ~ ' ' . ~ppalachian ·spring' The Program 'Frontier' Solo Back i ~ Given by Copland AM~RkC:r: GEJ~~~8inc!To'~~dnv ~~ After Absence " tht Mark Helllnoer Thtoter. Long I i.':: INTRODUCTION, with Martha Grah•m. ~ FANFARE FC.R THE COMMON MAN, .,.. By CLIVE BARNES ~~~ .•na conducfed bv Aaron Jar Graham repertory-for, of 1 course, the title role in "Luci I !Martha 'Graham is not so FRONTIER, ChQA09raPhy, Miss Graham; llia1ch a .o:.N!r.U. llv Am,.,.;,."" ~u~ict. Lou)~_ ...Horst ~ H!i_ l~~u fer" ·had been created for ·~ ' NE~ YORK 'J'l~~S, THURSDAY, DECE!Jf.BER 18, 197S Copland on 'Appalac.hiwi' :f3·eginnings ,• . . ' ·. ' ' • . ·j·"'· . .• . • . : By· ANNA JaSsELGoPF Ther& rs· a house that fia~ . fni World war n, Miss ..Nervous," sai4 Aaio~ n9t;been compl~ted.:The h•tr <1Grat\anl :SUI, ~~l felt America Copland when. asted how ~ pOfes ·are up; ·'1116 fence- hal" '· W.- .~ tl\e verp M Chq~ felt about conducting hi• not :been compl~ ~1y: a int-or the wwld wu ac own Pulitzer Prize score, m:arrlap has been celebtit.. oeptin1 a dlffcnnt image of •• •---•--L..1:-- e---"--'' •-..."-- aA ft- t. aara... tf111lhr +ha. ~- Am~r.. 1t WAR • ·" .6.ft,4H•lr• NE,Y Yqit~ l'OS'f, WEQNl!ll)A'(, DECEMBER 17, 1975 Americana Night At the Mark Hellinger By FRANCES HERRIDGE Martha Graham, introduc- In a masterly dramatic wee~, .in whfoh he also plays ing her Dance Company in 1 tru t M' Gr ha di . a m1mster. +ho C!Otannrl a~l-.;, l!llct TI;aht ~+ I s cure, lSS a m ... I l\Tnf-~'hl.c. h~ .... 0. _, ftftft UY.... ,.,. LONG ISLAND PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DEC.EMBER 17, 1975 Critic-at-large 'Evening' is C,opland's ~igh t By11YRON BELT as One Who Dances and Jean Erdman as One Who Mria Qraham's Americana Evenin·g highlighted Speaks. the ·great choreograplher's Appalachian Spring," its .Miss Lang is the supreme interpreter of the poetic composer Aaron Copland and Rudolf Nureyev in his Graham roles, and her face is one of haunting beauty. debut perfonnance of The Revivalist. "This is Mr. Jean Erdma's voice bothers some. but her off-hand Cophmd's night," the gracious Graham_ noted in a. delivery seems io fit the eplgramatic Dickinson po- ?HE RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1975 Graham co:inpany dazzles By BARBARA ARCHER scans a vast horizon. The land the best loved of Miss Gra· Entert.lnment Writer she sees stretches out endless· ham's dances and a· treasure Martha Graham returned to ly before her. and she steps of American music. Copland the stage of the Mark Mellin· out with determination to ex· conducted the score for the 1er Theater last ni1ht for the plore it. Her dance is one of' first time. fulfilling a lifelong second gala program of. her ·wide perspectives beautifully dream of Miss Graham's. unprecedented four-week sea evoked ·by Peggy Lyman last .son. It was called an Ameri· night. IDspired by Nureyev cana eveiiin1, and ~ the "Letter to the ,World," the help ot guest composer Aaron Inspired by his presence and r--1 ... -.a u:... _ ,.. __ L..:..- __ ..a_ ~~~~D! _mastt;,~~! ~.P!~ ....~. •J tt.J ••-..... •J..- ---ft-a• DANCE A vital old' pro By IBob Micklin The evening opened with Martha Graham-ao b'uch a dance is "Diversion of Angels." It ls tiny and yet ., vi~ted oo one side ol IDe ab o u t as romantic. a dance as Graham has ever Mark Hellinger stage, carrying on the fine:spun done, and it sings wi.th sweet emberance. monol~_ she ·!wt ~gun _when her dance. company So does "Frontier,'' but in a slightly different ----- 'I'• ..!- -- '- --~--1--11-- _. ____ ..JI L __ ,, __ ,_ _~ '--- • THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1975 ·· Dance: Miss Graham's 'Scarlet Letter' .. Premiere a Feature The Program Nureyev Plays the MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, of Her Third Gala choreography, M1rth1 Grah1m. At ~ Puritan Priest Mark Hell inaer Thtat.r. Zl7 Wtst 51st St1"t. SERAPHIC DIALOGUE, music, Norm1n Delio Joio; llahllnv,, Jean Rosenthal; By CLIVE BARNES eat IC:1m11 lllnn11rhl • rhn.-.nnraM11 arirl ~ I 'Scar/et Lefter' a Shade Off to- .!: By FRANCES HERRIDGE but at th:!s pofn ::i Martha Graham has been half reelized. ffi fascinated for some time by The exclteme1 m the theme of Nathaniel program was T: ~ Hawthorne's "The Scarlet kawa's pc)rtrayal ~ Letter." The c.ruel lntoler Arc in "Seraphic a ance of our Puritan ancestors >-" is a part of her experience What an incred ~ and her rebellion. She once ment she has n ~ sketched a film adaptation body! She mov~ ~ for the novel, which was Jng steel from l ._- never made. the fl00r and o Now she has transformed through every re a.. lt into a dance drama, which out the tinlest E ~ · was given Its gala premiere Ing. Her p'1rasu; g by her Dance Company last dartng, yet ecari ~ night at the Mark Hellinger. amazingly 00ntr<1 ru A great deal of work has She ls, in shor z gone into it, but obviously thrilling modern more needs to be done. 'h~'lll'4!1. a.T6't"t C!ftbft ly llLL ZAIAllASIN--. "The Scanet Letter," l>ased l«iaely on · 'bhe Hawthorne Mn.n.il Ca -· ___. •l..- 1..-"-"---- THE RECORD. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1975 'Scarlet Letter' danced The Martha Graham Dance Company, that has been on Martha .Graham's mind in the third gala evening of its four-week for a long time. Many years ago she con. season, last night presented the much ceiv~ a film version of the novel. 11le awaited premiere of "The Scarlet Let film was never made, but it is vividly de ter" with Rudolf Nureyev playing the scribed in the published "Notebooks of part of the minister Dimmesdale. Martha Graham." Many of its images As Miss Graham herself explained be- and symbols appear in the new work. ... _,. ·--- _.. .._. __ ... ___ ,_ .. _. THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY,· DECEMBER 11,' 1115 . , Dance: Graham 'Cave' and 'Acrobats' .• .....----, viper. In it. first venlon •• Yuriko Kimura Stron1 a aolo, "Cave of the Heart" Parody Suffers From in Debut as Medea was called "Serpent's Hoart,". Lo11 of •It1 Leider and indeed, the pGwer of M191 Klmv.ra'1 portrait of 111 ANNA XllSELGOFF hate r&ma.in1 rooted in the • A-t lb • .,.,..,..i "'"""'~ at Nr Mi&neL llithcrin& aha.pea THE NEW YORK TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1975 D~~9~: :,qr_~anf~s 'Appalachian Spring' ..• · . . . . By ~·c:LIVE BARNES Theat~· one performl!i" was and Ji'ilet EiM>er, tlte first as Martl\a Graham's "Appala certainly steeped in the old Medeit and the second as the. ctian Spring" is a simple way and traditions-the for Chorws. in Miss Gnlham's mP-~Sal!"P. to thP. FrnrTtiP.r - " midable and wonderful Pearl "Cave. of: the He.art." MiRR THE NEW YORK TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1~, 1975 Tragic Theater of Martha Graham By CLIVE BARNES the accident of beh:lg a great Clytemnestra we once saw Martha Graham's idea of dancer wiho made things for from Miss Graham. tragedy is almost Ibsenlike herself, rather as a painter The company dances differ· in its view of time-its sense might paint a self-portrait. ently from the way it did of the retribution of time Indeed, most of her works when ''Clytemnestra" was past over time future. It is will be seen in the future as new in 1958. It has acquired A" 11",.lutt.o-A ~"'-"'_.,._ .. +1".. ..4- a lon2 ~of self.nort.nms.. a more athletic sheen.. and THE NEW YORK TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1975 ·"lance: Graham Revives 'Herodi~de' f' I "),,, I•',..' ------• ..... \ l .., CLM BARNES .The Program bland, a1 polite llS a doonnan HERODIADE, 1revlvall, mu1lt, P1ul Hin· to the portals of a n!lcessary ; .'. ~~- approaches unknown dtmlihi ll~h lnp, J11n Ro11nth1 I; nt, hell-literally waits In wait~ · memorl81 with .undue 1111pf· lsamu NnRurhl; choreo1r1phy and r.01· Ina.· It 111 a portrait written ~mi1 I ~r::~a Pr~~',,"~~; by Cf~,du~:i: In experience and painted in ! *°· · ·~Th• thln11 you 1hould ! ha Gr•h•m Oanr• Com1111nv 11 the 'have known; could have M1rk H1lllnm Th1tl1r. With PHrl arlef. The meaning of the Lant and Su1•n McGulr1. work for Miss Graham Ill ,~ 9'• but _never act~I~ _nl!VAr In anv doubt. :But thl! THE NEW YORK TIMES, TUl!;slJAY, DECEMBER 16. 1975 Dance: 'Night Journey' Ala Graham Rosa Parkea'a Oedipus of love and the f universality A Choreographic Tone of love, Misa Graham creaies Ia Letter Perfect a choreographic tone poem Poem Is Created of anguish. It u so easy, and yet in Its frozen torment ly CLIVE BARNES note how still the choreo erly gloating concept of Oedipal puaior_l• · seem so graphy ~s. it moves with a knowledge-f~r C~rus can THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1975 ·Dance: Graham Myths ...... • By ANNA KISSELGOFF \< .~ In "Errand Into the Maze," on this program, much of '# Martha Graham deals with a that power came from the ' woman confronting her sex- truly great performances of ual fean. In "Circe," she is the dancers. To say that concerned with man over- Yuriko Kimura dances full coming his baser feelings. oul is an understatement. As Certainly, one of the strik- ... _ ------THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1975 The Dance:·'Dark Meadow' Revived Graham Cast Superb in up schematioally but such an Takako Asakawa Stars outline cannot begin to do Old My~tery Theme justice to the richness of the in 'Seraphic Dialogue' choreography and the dis By ANNA KISSEi.GOFF turbing way In which Miss Graham so effectively touch hie-ecstatic In eJVery pos "Dark Meadow," that mys ture.' Its dancers were Lu tery of all Graham mysteries, es at the root of everyone's rRnio ;n rfn.,. ai C!tnt·n·,;na PA- experience. On a philosophi- ~~ Mi~~hell, Eliisa. Monte, • THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1975 ·The Dance: 'Herodiade' Diane Gray Makes Eloquent Debut as : 'A Woman'-Peggy Lyman Is Servant By ANNA KISSELGOFF , It could just be possible to chastity in the way Miss Gra· ·took upon "Herodlade," Mar- ham's heroine meditates upon :tha Graham's study of a wo- her own state and it is true •1""Q"' •M11• +" ftl'\et.A ...., _....,. 4-1...... e u--..1:-..a- ---..a.-..a ~-1 THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER31, 1975 :s.n rr.TRDAY, JANUARY 3, 19!!_ Graham Dancers Excel The Ballet: 'Luci!er' In 'The Scarlet Letter' Mario Delamo Careful, Cool, Clever in Nureyev Role for Martha Graham By ANNA KISSELGOFF Martha Graham's dance design of Marisol's set, and theater has always been an significantly, Hester Ptynne By CUVE BARNES extension of herself and the wears a red rose on her When Martha Graham ere- Delamo si more careful. Yet ~~nt h_!~ric s~ason b~ the . ~reast ~ns~ad . of.the .s!:~rl~ ated the baHet. "Lucifer'' .. last- it. was__ _a.._ , __cool ...... and._ ... • :clever...... _... __ in-' ,, THE. NEW YORK TIMES, MONDA?.I lJECEMBER 22 I l97S ~ . Dance: "Miss Asakawa 1 She Is Spellbinding in the Title Ro~e of Martha Graham's 'Clytemnestra' By ANNA KISSELGOFF One feels sorry for those defines her relationship to who missed Takako Asaka- each of the other characters wa's first performance this by her clearly drawn reac· season in the title role of tions to them. Martha Graham's "Clyt.em· But it is as a dancer that "AJZ._tra" n.n ~Aturd.Av nioht a.t Mie!.a Aa..ob-o'UJ'a +.ar.IJ&! tha l"r'W'\o+ S BEBBIDGE The Jetter ls played with a male is designated by pom- -< if:ra" ls Martha sj>lendld want.onneis by ROISS pous struts and &tttietlc ~ 1gest, most com- Parkes. I also like Ellsa jumps, maldng them 8eJ1D1 ~ 1ost prodl8'ious Monte's troublesome Electra, repetitious and pred!ct.allle. ~ clone In 1958, it M'ario Delamo's Messenger of Helem-El-Da.bh's unrelent- ~ rly construction Death, and Janet Jilllber's Ing music ls appropriate at- ~ well have been Chilling Cassandra. mosphere for the· tragedy c a- of such lnte- But the· others are not ex and the singers - JohenDa ~ as Tom stop ceptional enough to warrant Albred>.t and John Ostendorf ~ esttes... the Jength ol. the4r dances. -a.re useful In cl:arifylng the :< Occuionelly, as with Peter miner characters. But It ls a iediate warning! 0 Sparling's Orestes, the faul~ demanding work for the audl- ~ long work ls not may }le partly with the chore enee to follow, and one that ~ neophytes. Its ography. Miss Gn\ilam is not might be shortened or nar- = eferenee ts the as subtle with her men &l'l rowed In scope for- mare In-- "' ~ of AtreU&-OO with her women. Too often tense dramatic impacL ;. miM.ar story to ~. Its large cast ~ 'S is otherwise r .. ,. ,. · Hodes and Kimura In Graham Roles By FRANCES HEBBIDGE and handsome, but he lacks The Karlha Graham Dance the stub\>9rn power al Hawk· Compmy added two nime ins. He cracks his ~P as favorttes to I.ts repertory tut though he hopes it won't night at the Mark Hellinger hurt. wlH• _.....+... _..,~u.- ft• +i... M!!ls Gt'Ahain 'IH&4M tn • • A Sensual ·circe' & a New Oedipus ..... "'O'- By FRANCES HERRIDGE Miss Graham's "Night as Joan. She pr~jects the StnCe she solemnly dons 1 !! The Martha Graham Dance Journey" has not survlv~ complex character 11.s~ough •.. smothering black cape at th1 Hi Oonipany added several fa the years as well as these she had dhmeographed it enc!, you may surmise it 1: "' vorltes to its repertory at last. It uses the Greek legend. for herself. ·• death she chooses. ~ ·the Mark Hellinger yesterday of Queen Jocasta who The program a1so include«! r &l as well as a new Oedipus unwittingly marries her son 0 "Herodiade," a cryptic llttle (Rudolf Nure~) for its OecUpus and, on discovering work about a woman faced . ~ "Night ·JoUrl').e~'s -take it, kills herself while he puts with a momentous decision 5l the best first. out his eyes. to make. Pearl Lang, self· ~ There Is probably no Gra The 1947 work once had absorbed and tense, keeps jE ham work that is more sen- tragic grandeuT in its style, you intrigued without satis· sual than "Circe." On the ·but it now has lost its powet". fyiing your curiosity as to ~ surface it ls the st~ of Miss Graham has done that the alternatives or outcome. ~ Ulysses resisting the C:angers theme and mood much more • Gt the deep on his r~urn eff.eotlvely in "Clytemnestra.." ~ home. But It :ls. •ctually a AlthOligh Diane Gray 1s metaphor f<>r Everyman's raelantly convincing earlier ~ need to resist his baser na on the program as the bride z ture and rise above bestial Jn "Appalachian Spring," her .. - I t •• • • • '""• THEWASBINGTON POST T&&eeday, Dea. I, 1915 --'LEISURE/THE ARTs------~- Bound for Covent Garden The !loyal Opera H0ttse in Lcmden'1 Covent Garden, also home of the Rclyal Ballet, will prtNnt modern dance for the flnt time in it1 118-year hi•tAPV Ma.wt Tnlu ..,~- ?..t-•• 22 .c- Fonteyn, Nureyev to Join Martha ,Graham in Benefit By ANNA KISSELGOFF Dame Margot Fonteyn and "Others in b~llet ta\re come Rudolf ·Nureyev, classical bat- to me, and I have refused them let's most celebrated team, will because 1-·have not trusted the join forces with a · once rival motive. It takes great courage camp Julie 19, when they ap- to embark upon a new course." pear here for the first time in · "I have enjoyed working with a work created for them b}:'. Rudolf Nureyev," 11he said. "He 4 D THE NEW YORK TIMES, 'SUNDAY. APRIL Z7, 1975 • ' . l_ ' ..jr .. 9 . ~~ ~~~~~~ 6o~t ..~ r:l~ G .Ci~ot ~ ~ei" ~ ~~· ••• ,~e ~ ~· ~.. o\~o~e~r,,\et•\)t'~ e ~·~·;..... ~..&,~:··\.~_..,~·~\\., .. ~ ~·G \C~ ~ce -;.~• ~\:~ .... ~.. ~,\\.~\\c}~i14- .~ ~·~ ~(\..... '"'"·~~ '.~ • "'ot ~·" ~~! ~i ~"° I . " ~\)t• co \)•'c ..~ .. c}•"c; e•· i ..... c6 ~ Gt e ~·~~··~,•·o\)' ~ .,~ ""~·~ -o .06,.e~~efi...... ' . t •"o f · ~~(, • ~ I ~~~6~ ~~o~ ~6~ ~ f ~ ,~ ~ ~~~~';:'~~· ~ "~ ~·· s~e... s•fi. .e~ \\ ,. ~ ~ei \\\•~1~~x"'e~ " ~e •"~et~· ~ot> '.,\\c• ~· ~\.• 0 \O .1 ~ e• \\\ ~ff. c• I• 9~ ..t~o •"c; ;oi.e" ··S ~·~ ' ~ At , o; .t(\ ~\,