After an interminable winter, we’ve finally reached spring — “Appalachian Spring.” Martha Graham’s all-American dance of pioneers and preachers pushing into a new land, now marking its 70th birthday, ...
The powerful, artistic combination of the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra filled the Crouse-Hinds Theater with a full house of appreciative dance and music lovers on ...
The century-old dance company is on tour with an old work that brings the gift of new life. The tour is a reminder that the late, great Martha Graham got her start in Southern California. During the ...
When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...
Watch the Martha Graham Dance Company perform the iconic dance maker’s most celebrated work, “Appalachian Spring,” with music composed by Aaron Copland, along with the world premiere of the PEAK ...
In the 75 years since modern dance pioneer Martha Graham asked Aaron Copland to score a work for her company, no one else had taken a serious crack at creating new choreography to his Appalachian ...
“’Tis a gift to be simple.” The celebrated melody of the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts” and its optimistic theme are prominent throughout American composer Aaron Copland’s signature work, “Appalachian ...
A concert pianist takes the stage: dressed all in black, walking out into the circle of golden light, slightly hunched forward under the applause, scuttling with single-minded purpose toward the ...
This world-famous dance company returns to The Soraya with the most skilled and powerful dancers you can ever hope to see (Washington Post). They bring the piece that NPR called one of the milestones ...