“Steps in the Street” (1936) was a response to contemporary problems threatening the world, the rise of fascism in Europe. This dance required a new vocabulary, one that Graham had been developing over the previous decade. The female body is cast as an instrument of force; joints, muscles, and sinews at the ready. The dancers in “Steps in the Street” are prepared to speak out with an expressive vocabulary in order to make an impact upon a modern world.
Performance: The Joyce Theater, 2015
