Revolt, initially called Danse, was a modern dance solo choreographed by Martha Graham to music by Arthur Honegger.
Graham performed with her small company of dancers: Evelyn Sabin, Betty MacDonald and Rosina Savelli.
[2] The New York Herald Tribune's reviewer wrote of the debut, "Many of the numbers were new, several of them were really beautiful, most of them were interesting, and one or two significant, for example Honneger's Danse.
[3] Although it did not advocate a particular party line, Revolt was Graham's first piece of social commentary.
"[4] Dance Magazine's critic noted, "To Honegger's mad music she was significant as a typical product of modern industry - a down trodden, agonized soul, trying in vain to free itself from the tremendous power that is crushing it to earth.