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Open Rehearsal
Dark Meadow Suite and We the People
October 1-2, 2024 at 6pm
Company Pre-Tour Open Rehearsal
Step into the studio for rehearsals of the Dark Meadow Suite, a Graham classic from 1946, and We the People, a work created by choreographer Jamar Roberts in 2024. Context to these works of 20th and 21st Century Americana will be provided by Artistic Director Janet Eilber and the Graham dancers as they prepare to perform these dances for audiences across the country.
Special Event
Graham and Halston
November 12 at 7pm
Graham + Halston: the Original Celebrity Collaboration
Co-hosted by Gabriel Hendifar, Artistic Director of the international interdisciplinary design studio, APPARATUS, with Graham Artistic Director, Janet Eilber, this special event features media, dancing, and an insider look at the Graham/Halston friendship. The evening will offer special guests, remembrances about Graham and Halston from those who were in the room, and Company dancers showing off Graham choreography in the costumes created by Halston. Several archival Halston costumes will also be on display. Audience members are invited to stay for wine and conversation with our experts after the event!
Special Event
Graham and Noguchi
November 13 at 7pm
Graham + Noguchi: the Essentials of American Modernism
Graham, Noguchi and their indelible, on-going influence on contemporary design will be at the center of this gathering. Using archival media and special guests from the world of design, the evening will look at how these 20C geniuses continue to resonate in today’s design world. Dancing by the Company will give an insider look at how the iconic Noguchi sets are integrated into the Graham choreography. Co-hosted by Gabriel Hendifar, Artistic Director of the international interdisciplinary design studio, APPARATUS with Graham Artistic Director, Janet Eilber. Audience members are invited to stay for wine and conversation with our experts after the event, where they will be able to view and photograph several Noguchi set sculptures up close!
Sneak Preview
Lloyd Knight’s The Drama
December 13 at 7pm and December 14 at 6pm
Sneak Preview: Lloyd Knight’s The Drama
Martha Graham Dance Company leading dancer Lloyd Knight shares a preview of The Drama, an intimate and personal solo inspired by his time as an artist, and the women in his life, his mother and Martha Graham. Written and performed by Lloyd Knight. Choreographed by Knight and Jack Ferver. Video by Jeremy Jacob.
The Drama was commissioned by Works & Process and DANCECleveland, and developed over a series of Works & Process LaunchPAD residencies at Bridge Street Theatre, Modern Accord Depot, and Watermill Center.
GrahamDeconstructed
Cave of the Heart
January 7-8, 2025 at 7pm
GrahamDeconstructed: Cave of the Heart
A look at how Graham’s ideas and choreography came together with a remarkable set design by Isamu Noguchi and score by Samuel Barber to create a modernist masterwork that transforms the ancient legend of Medea. The evening includes a rehearsal of the entire work including its iconic set, which will be available for audience members to explore and photograph at the end of the program.
GrahamDeconstructed
Deaths and Entrances
February 25-26, 2025 at 7pm
GrahamDeconstructed: Deaths and Entrances
Enter into Graham’s Victorian-era psychodrama from 1942 and learn about the groundbreaking theatrical techniques she pioneered for this work of genius abstract expressionism. Based on the Brontë sisters and celebrating the idea of individual empowerment, Deaths and Entrances will be part of the Company’s 2025 Season at the Joyce Theater in April. Commentary and archival film clips will provide context before a rehearsal run-through of the dance.
NEW@Graham
Graham and Tech
March 18-19, 2025 at 7pm
NEW@Graham: Graham and Tech
A demonstration of where the Company is now and where it might be going in light of the incredible possibilities offered by artificial intelligence, virtual reality, motion capture, and other new discoveries. Dancers and technicians will be on hand to demonstrate some of the Company’s recent experiments, including a 360-degrees vision of the Night Journey chorus and a new work by choreographer Darshan Singh Bhuller, who regularly incorporates technology into his choreography. The conversation will ask whether tech can be used in new ways for preserving dance, whether it can be artistically expressive, and how we can use these discoveries to take dance into the future.
Open Rehearsal
Immediate Tragedy, Diversion of Angels, and CAVE
May 6-7, 2025 at 6pm
Company Pre-Tour Open Rehearsal
Join the Company for an open rehearsal of dances that are traveling to five cities in Spain. Martha Graham’s powerful solo from 1937, Immediate Tragedy, and her lyrical Diversion of Angels will be presented, as well as the irrepressible CAVE by Hofesh Shechter. A Q&A with the dancers after the run will add extra context from the true insiders!