Article: Humphrey's creations timeless at Windhover.(Arts and Lifestyle)

Byline: THEODORE BALE

Should modern audiences care about a dance Doris Humphrey made back in 1931?

Ina Hahn, founder and artistic director of Windhover Dance Company, certainly thinks so. "How does a Bach cantata sound now?" she asks. "Or one of his preludes and fugues? Have those works died or become old-fashioned? I don't think so. My young dancers love her work. And by the way, Humphrey is the Bach of dance."

Hahn worked with the legendary American choreographer for nearly a decade. Humphrey died in 1958, but her dances continue to be performed around the world. In Rockport, successive generations of young artists present works by Humphrey ...

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