The dances on this program are perfect examples of the Denishawn aesthetic which combined what was then exoticism with impeccable theatricality. The Denishawn troupe was very much of its time, the early twentieth century. The modern dance giants that came out of this artistic sensibility"Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman in particular"revolted against the exoticism to find a modern way of expressi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:43PM on October 3, 2021