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FACTIONS PREPARE FOR BATTLE
OVER RIGHTS TO MARTHA GRAHAM'S WORKS
Given the continuing controversy over Martha Graham's legacy and its dispersal, the titles of some of her dances are proving eerily prophetic. Errand Into the Maze, Tangled Night, Embattled Garden, and Lamentation might apply to the brouhaha, which seems about to wind up in court. . In a move that could have widespread ramifications, the next campaign in the continuing struggle may be staged over the custody of Graham's dances. Ostensibly, she left them to former artistic director Ron Protas in a will probated after her death ...
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Martha Graham Center Wins Rights to Dances
; ...Graham belong to the Martha Graham Dance Center, dealing...heir. Ronald A. Protas had claimed sole...about Joan of Arc. Protas, who was a close...dismissed by the Martha Graham Center as artistic...Contemporary Dance and the Martha Graham School of ...
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Maelstrom at Martha's
; ...1997 Goddess: Martha Graham's Dancers Remember...s a travesty. Protas owns the ballets...cancellation of the Martha Graham Summer Dance Retreat...disagreements between Protas and participating...Graham's death, Protas became director of the Martha Graham Dance ...
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Graham's Last Dance Meditates on Death
; ...created by the late Martha Graham, will receive its...directors Ronald Protas and Yuriko finished...Tomorrow the Martha Graham Dance Company also...re-staging the work, Protas, Yuriko and dancers...her start here," Protas said with a laugh...anyone at the (Martha ...
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Center, School Can Keep Graham Name; Court Upholds Ruling Against Dancer's Heir
; ...Graham heir Ron Protas, who claims he...district judge said Martha Graham had meant for...battle between Protas, who is not a...affirms that the Martha Graham Center and School...right to use the Martha Graham name in dance...and education." Protas, who alleged ...
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Lawsuit Filed as Martha Graham Dance Center Reopens
; ...shut down the Martha Graham Dance Company, Ronald Protas, Graham's heir...Friday against the Martha Graham Center for Contemporary...propagate the Martha Graham name and legacy...is representing Protas. "We don't want...City, to get the Martha Graham name ...
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Federal Judge Rules Against Martha Graham Heir
; ...given a victory to the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary...photographer named Ron Protas, filed suit against the...Cedarbaum found that Protas was "not a credible witness...dance world as a whole." Protas could not be reached...administrator of the Martha Graham Trust and ...
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Martha Graham Center board removes `disruptive' member.(Arts & Entertainment)
; The board of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary...this week to remove Ron Protas from its ranks. The vote...between the New York-based Martha Graham Center and Mr. Protas, who inherited the rights to Martha Graham's work after her death...March the board fired Mr. ...
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Letters
; ...about Ron Protas and the living legacy of Martha Graham, was an unfortunate...good about the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary...things Mr. Protas has brought...Development Martha Graham Dance Company...repertory. Protas refused to...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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MARTHA GRAHAM
; The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-03-1991 MARTHA GRAHAM Date: 04-03-1991, Wednesday Section: OPINION...Star P, Two Star, One Star Biographical: MARTHA GRAHAM So much of what Martha Graham did, she did first. She did not "create...
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The triumphant return of Martha Graham dance company
; Two veterans take the helm at Martha Graham Dance Company. Following years of internal...court conflict that ended last summer, Martha Graham Dance Company is back on its feet with...a sigh of relief-as is everyone at Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. Executive...
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