Doris Humphrey, Revisited From: The Washington Post | Date: March 2, 1996| Author: Sarah Kaufman | Copyright 1996 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

It was Doris Humphrey's acute choreographic intelligence -- her skill at composing dances that were not just lovely to look at but also had something to say -- that set her apart. At the dawn of modern dance in this country, in the early decades of the century, there was -- to oversimplify -- a lot of flowing chiffon, exotic makeup and emotional outpouring. Granted, this was all new and exciting stuff, as the art form struggled to break free of classical ballet strictures. But Humphrey was...

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