Imagined Wing is a ballet choreographed by Martha Graham to Jeux de Printemps by composer Darius Milhaud.
The original cast members were: The fact Imagined Wing premiered alongside two now-acknowledged Graham masterpieces likely contributed to its poor reception.
[8] Milhaud's score was also generally disparaged, "pleasant, but trivial," according to one critic; "pretty far removed from Miss Graham's style," wrote another.
[4] Three years after the piece debuted, Graham dancer Marjorie Mazia Guthrie spoke with dance educator/author Ted Dalbotten about Imagined Wing's origins.
Two or three days before the premiere, Graham reportedly viewed the dancers' efforts and quickly composed transitional entrances and exits.