Martha Graham in Deep Song (1937)

Photograph of Martha Graham in the premiere of Deep Song (1937).

"Overseas, in Spain, the tragedy of the Civil War brought immediate response form artists. We all chose to respond to the horror of it in our own way. I chose 'Deep Song' (in Spanish, 'Cante Junto'). It was a solo piece like 'Lamentation', but here I used the bench in a more active way. The bare stage opened to me in my black and white striped paneled dress, while Henry Cowell's music began to play. This was in December 1937." - Martha Graham

Premiere of Deep Song: December 19, 1937 – Guild Theatre, New York City
Choreography by Martha Graham
Costume by Edythe Gilfond
Music by Henry Cowell

Photograph by Robert Fraser