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Martha Graham Dance Company

Dances of the Mind
Tue Apr 1 - Sun Apr 13

The Martha Graham Dance Company returns to The Joyce celebrating its 99th anniversary with Dances of the Mind, featuring two programs that showcase electrifying psychodramas from the 1940s and '50s alongside powerful works from today's must-see choreographers. A third program features Graham’s rare Americana solos paired with Agnes de Mille’s joyous Rodeo and the stunning We the People (2024) by Jamar Roberts and Rhiannon Giddens.

Experience the Greek-themed Clytemnestra Act II (1958) and Errand into the Maze (1947), both with modernist sets by Isamu Noguchi, alongside Deaths and Entrances (1943), inspired by the Brontë sisters. These profound masterworks delve into the complex minds of Graham’s female protagonists. Don’t miss the World Premiere of Baye & Asa’s Cortege, Hofesh Shechter’s cathartic CAVE, and exciting new works by Xin Ying and Virginie Mécène.

Special Performances
University Partnership Performance: Sat, Apr 5 at 2pm
Curtain Chat: Wed, Apr 9
Family Matinee: Sat, Apr 12

 

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Program

Program A

Dates:

Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 10 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30pm

 

Clytemnestra Act 2
Choreography by Martha Graham
Music by Halim El-Dabh
Set by Isamu Noguchi
Original costumes by Martha Graham and Helen McGehee
Original lighting by Jean Rosenthal, adapted by Beverly Emmons


Cortege
Choreography by Baye & Asa
Costume Design by Caleb Krieg
Lighting Design by Yi-Chung Chen
Music by Jack Grabow


Letters to Nobody
Choreography by Xin Ying
{More information coming soon}


CAVE
Choreography by Hofesh Shechter
Creative Producer Daniil Simkin
Music by Âme and Hofesh Shechter
Costumes by Caleb Krieg  
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Choreography Assistant Kim Kohlmann

 

Program B

Dates

Thursday, April 3 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 6 at 2pm
Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30pm 
Sunday, April 13 at 7:30pm

Frontier
Choreography and Costume by Martha Graham
Music by Louis Horst
Set by Isamu Noguchi
Original Lighting by Jean Rosenthal
Adapted by Beverly Emmons

Rodeo
Choreography by Agnes de Mille
Music by Aaron Copland
Bluegrass Arrangement by Gabriel Witcher
Stage Design by Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design by Oana Botez
Lighting Design by Yi-Chung Chen
Staged by Diana Gonzalez
Tap Solo Choreography by Dirk Lumbard


Revolt/Immigrant
Choreography by Virginie Mécène after Martha Graham
Music by Judith Shatin

 

We the People
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Music by Rhiannon Giddens
Arranged by Gabe Witcher
Costume Design by Karen Young
Lighting Design by Yi-Chung Chen

 

Program C 

Dates

Saturday, April 5 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 6 at 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 13 at 2pm


Deaths and Entrances
Choreography by Martha Graham
Music by Hunter Johnson Set by Arch Lauterer
Costumes by Oscar de la Renta after Martha Graham
Lighting by Judith M. Daitsman


Errand into the Maze
Choreography and Costumes by Martha Graham
Music by Gian Carlo Menotti
Set by Isamu Noguchi
Original lighting by Jean Rosenthal
Adapted by Beverly Emmons


CAVE
Choreography by Hofesh Shechter
Creative Producer Daniil Simkin
Music by Âme and Hofesh Shechter
Costumes by Caleb Krieg  
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Choreography Assistant Kim Kohlmann

 

Gala Program

Tuesday, April 1 at 7pm

Clytemnestra Act 2
Choreography by Martha Graham
Music by Halim El-Dabh
Set by Isamu Noguchi
Original costumes by Martha Graham and Helen McGehee
Original lighting by Jean Rosenthal, adapted by Beverly Emmons


Cortege
Choreography by Baye & Asa
Costume Design by Caleb Krieg
Lighting Design by Yi-Chung Chen
Music by Jack Grabow

University Partners Showcase

Saturday, April 5 at 2pm

Performance by university students and Graham 2

Family Matinee Program

Saturday, April 12 at 2pm

 

Panorama
Choreography and Costumes by Martha Graham
Music by Norman Lloyd
Lighting by David Finley


Rodeo
Choreography by Agnes de Mille
Music by Aaron Copland
Bluegrass Arrangement by Gabriel Witcher
Stage Design by Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design by Oana Botez
Lighting Design by Yi-Chung Chen
Staged by Diana Gonzalez
Tap Solo Choreography by Dirk Lumbard


We the People
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Music by Rhiannon Giddens
Arranged by Gabe Witcher
Costume Design by Karen Young
Lighting Design by Yi-Chung Chen