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From "Resonances" to "Ronde" (5 works)
- Resonances
- 1928
Performed to music by Cian Francesco Malipiero, Resonances contained three sections, "Matins," "Gamelon," and "Tocsin." It premiered on April 22, 1928, at New York's Little Theatre. The solo work was performed by Martha Graham. The New York Times (April 23, 1928) commented that it "was the least successful of the new numbers, being somewhat obvious in the first movement and none too well designed in its second."
- Resurrection
- 1929
Performed to music by Tibor Harsányi, Resurrection premiered on March 3, 1929, at New York's Booth Theatre. The solo work was danced by Martha Graham. The New York Times (March 4, 1929) noted that the work was "composed with complete originality and in faultless form. It builds relentlessly on a striking movement theme to an inevitably foreshadowed climax."
On June 2, 1930, Graham performed another work by the composer Harsányi called Unbalanced, which does not appear in most of the Graham chronologies. It is possible that the two works were the same.
- Rhapsodics
- 1931
Performed to music by Béla Bartók, Rhapsodics was divided into three sections, "Song," "Interlude," and "Dance." The work premiered on February 2, 1931, at New York's Craig Theatre. The solo work was performed by Martha Graham.
NOTE: there are no documents in the collections pertaining to this dance.
- Ribands
- 1926
Performed to music by Frédéric Chopin, Ribands premiered on August 20, 1926, in Peterboro, New Hampshire. The original cast included Evelyn Sabin and Betty Macdonald.
- Ronde
- 1927
Performed to music by Rhené-Baton, Ronde premiered on October 16, 1927, at New York's Little Theatre. The cast included Evelyn Sabin, Betty Macdonald, and Rosina Savelli. An October 22, 1927, review of the performance in Musical America noted, "Sunday night's concert proved an event of aural as well as visual entertainment. Martha Graham, exponent of expressionistic dance, presented herself and her three star pupils…in a program that met instant favor at the hands of a generously proportioned audience."