Marian Horosko

"May O'Donnell (1906-2004) was one of the Martha Graham Contemporary Dance Company's most successful soloists during its pioneer days. Because of her strong presence and equally strong technique, Graham entrusted O'Donnell to create her own roles in such notable Graham works as Appalachian Spring and Herodiade. As a choreographer, O'Donnell was the first American to create dances of musical abstraction (before this word was used in the world of dance),...