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The work was choreographed by Martha Graham in the late 1980s. She named the result "Persephone" in ironic reference to another major work by
Stravinsky. Although Graham choreographed all four movements, only the three-movement version was performed on stage.
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Stravinsky's misfortunes apart, the
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