Martha Graham Dance

Not to be missed! Join us for GrahamFest95 THIS WEEKEND: APRIL 30 - MAY 1 - MAY 2 Use GRAHAMLASTCHANCE for 20% OFF tickets at marthagraham.org Here are the spectacular duo Charlotte Landreau and Lloyd Knight in rehearsal for the season premiere of Treading by Elisa Monte. #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #marthagraham #dancers #dance #duet #pasdedeux #partnering

When did you know you had to be a dancer? What is the most expressive part of the body? What is one piece of advice Martha had for artists that still applies today? Pearls of wisdom from our Artistic Director in this short and sweet feature in DancEnthusiast!: https://www.dance-enthusiast.com//Janet-Eilber-on-GrahamFe

Behind the scenes at rehearsal for Graham's "My River Runs to Thee" with Artistic Director Janet Eilber and dancer Anne O'Donnell in a beautiful video by Yejin Lee See Anne in her premiere of this stirring solo THIS FRIDAY as part of our GrahamFest95 program: The EVE Project! Get 20% OFF tickets with code: GRAHAMLASTCHANCE at marthagraham.org! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuKlv67jqGY

We are treasuring every moment of being together and preparing to dance for you. Enjoy this glimpse of our technical rehearsals for GrahamFest95. Please join us April 30-May 2, and share the joy! Tickets at marthagraham.org #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #grahamfest95 #nottobemissed #dancers #dance #backstage #rehearsal... https://youtu.be/nZQR03KRB_M

See Martha Graham Dance Company Principal dancer Lloyd Knight's #WPAVirtualCommission "Fuir" (French for Run Away). Get ready to dance! - Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim. Co-presented by Martha Graham Dance Company. -... Concept and Choreography/Editing by Lloyd Knight Camera Magician: Jamar Roberts Special Thanks to Works & Process at the Guggenheim and All the Artists in the world keeping art alive Original Music: "Take Me Away" by D.D. Curry Mastered by Mike Millrain at MM Mastering Permissions granted courtesy of D.D. Curry "Le Moutarde de Dijon" by D.D. Curry Permissions granted courtesy of D.D. Curry - Works & Process Artist (WPA) Virtual Commissions To financially support artists and nurture their creative process during these challenging times, Works & Process at the Guggenheim will grant over $150,000 for artists to create new works while observing social distancing guidelines. New works posted every Sunday and Monday at 7:30pm. Please consider a donation. Every dollar you give will go directly to the artists. DONATE - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr - Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions has been supported by Jody and John Arnhold, Jennifer Chaitman, Stuart Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Antonio Convit and Tim McGraw, Lucy Dobrin, Adam Flatto, Bart Friedman, Bond Koga, Jayne Lipman, Jonna Mackin, Bonnie Maslin, Nina Matis, Joan T. Mischo, Eve Mykytyn, Michele and Steven Pesner, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Denise Saul, Margaret Sparks, Annalyn Swan, Allyson Tang, Shelby White and many others. Virtual video design supported by Anupam and Rajika Puri. New music for dance supported by The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation. - #workandprocess #lloydknight #marthagrahamdancecompany #marthagraham #dance #dj #culturefromhome #songsofcomfort

TONIGHT at 7:30pm - right here on our Facebook page! Don't miss the premiere of "Fuir" (French for Run Away) choreographed and performed by Lloyd Knight and featuring music by D. D. Curry! Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Sound on! Full video waiting for you at patreon.com/marthadrahamdance ! Won’t you take a moment to join today and support our #amazingdancers? YOUR 3$/month will make a difference! And you’ll receive access to these wonderful mini-videos! This one created by the beautiful Anne Souder #marthagrahamdancecompany #grahamcorepower #supportthearts #patreon #dancers #marthagraham #powerfulwomen

This Wednesday! Join Artistic Director Janet Eilber and special guests Lloyd Mayor and Anne Souder for this month's Q&A panel discussion - live on Zoom! The conversation is open to all Patreon subscribers and will focus on our January theme of nature and the elements -- or anything else at Graham that interests you! Not a member yet?? Subscribe at patreon.com/marthagrahamdance

Get Closer to Graham! Get to know #GrahamCorePower and our #AmazingDancers ! Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance... Here’s supple Alyssa Cebulski in class Martha Graham School a couple of years ago. #marthagrahamdancecompany #marthagraham #grahamtechnique #dancers #danceislife #spine #floorexercise #corepower #patreon #supportthearts

Don't miss the #extraordinary Natasha Diamond- Walker performing Graham's iconic "Lamentation" as part of New York City Center's incredible Fall for Dance lineup! TOMORROW October 21 at 7:30pm Tickets are just $15 at nycitycenter.org/pdps/FallforDance/

My dancers fall so they may rise. - Martha Graham Some #humpday inspiration from advanced #grahamtechnique class led by Peggy Lyman in 2018. Spotted in the back row: Lloyd Knight, PeiJu Chien-Pott, So Young An, and Jake Larsen Won’t you take a moment to support our dancers with a $3/month subscription to Graham Patreon? Sign up at patreon.com/marthagrahamdance We need your big heart and small donation! And the digital perks are amazing (class with Lloyd Knight for $3? Come... on!!) #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #unemployed #supportthearts #patreon #marthagraham #genius See more

BUY YOUR VIRTUAL FRONT ROW SEAT NOW! Newly discovered - and amazing - footage of Martha Graham coaching Lamentation in the 1980s will have it’s WORLD PREMIERE on October 13 at 7pm EDT during our Studio Series Martha’s Modernist Revolution on Patreon. Also on the program: - Earliest know footage of Graham dancing in three works - Over 50 historic photos from Graham’s early years... - Recent performance of Prelude to Action starring Xin Ying, Anne Souder, and all the powerful women of today’s Company! Link in bio. With live theater shuttered, we are offering the joy of dance digitally - and hoping to crowdsource a new form of income. WE NEED A CROWD! If you have already become a Graham Patreon member - many thanks!!! Won’t you tag or message someone who you think might be interested? If you are still thinking about it, why not try a $3/month membership? The behind the scenes videos are wonderful and you can cancel at any time: patreon.com/marthagrahamdance Dancer with MG in video: Joyce Herring. #marthagrahamdancecompany #marthagraham #genius #lamentation #dancehistory #patreon #supportthearts

October 9 is the last day to register to vote in NYC! Don’t forget to register and remind your friends and family. We stand with #NYCDANCEUNITES to make a difference. Check out and download Dance/USA‘s #DANCE2VOTE Toolkit for the latest information on the 2020 election and...VOTE! Rachel Neville Photography of our #amazingdancers Xin Ying and Natasha Diamond Walker #marthagrahamdancecompany #marthagraham #vote

We are crowdsourcing, and we need a crowd! If you have already joined us on Patreon, MANY THANKS! If not, YOUR $3/month WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Link BELOW With ZERO income from ticket sales and no way to pay our dancers, we are turning to Patreon as a new way to share art and support our dancers. ... For less than a latte you will receive amazing short digital offerings every few days - of our dancers and of Martha herself - and you can cancel your membership at any time. Last week members could take class with Lloyd Knight for only $3! LINK BELOW OR GO TO marthagraham.org for quick and easy sign up. Patreon members: you are amazing! Please spread the word and tag or message friends you think may be interested! https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance Image by @cduggandancephotos The Graham Company on the Pillow Rock @jacobspillow 2019 #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #marthagraham #patreon #dancers #supportthearts #weloveourfollowers #weloveourdancers

#Powerfulwomen #tgif Wait for those barrel jumps! And please read below. There’s so much more Martha on our Patreon site! We NEED YOUR HELP TO SUPPORT OUR DANCERS. Become a member for only $3/month and receive amazing members-only videos from our dancers and our archives. LINK BELOW Yes, we are Crowd-Sourcing and WE NEED A CROWD. Please check out Patreon today. It’s quick and easy and you can cancel your membership at any time. LINK BELOW OR GO TO marthagraham.org... https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance This video: powerhouses Leslie Andrea Williams and Marzia Memoli leading the rehearsal of Chronicle last season. Please help us get these #amazingdancers support! #marthagrahamdancecompany #marthagraham #genius #patreon #supportthearts #weloveourfollowers #weloveourdancers #dancers

A few seconds of rehearsal the other day- yes - live in our studio! Beautiful Natasha Diamond Walker preparing Lamentation for Fall for Dance at New York City Center- Graham’s iconic solo from 1930 resonates with the universality of grief in any era. #marthagraham #genius #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #lamentation #grahamcorepower #dancers

#TBT Rehearsal of Woodland in 2017. We sent part of a performance of this gorgeous work to all of our wonderful Patreon members, a little interlude of dance to lift their day. Sign up to see more! Dancers: Fluid duo Charlotte Landreau and Ben Schultz - choreography by Pontus Lidberg #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #patreon #supportourdancers #marthagraham #genius

WE MISS YOU!! While we are socially distanced, won't you join us on Patreon? Its the perfect place to get your dose of dance, and it starts at just $3! ... Our world-class artists need your support while we are away from the stage. With a Patreon Membership you can receive weekly digital perks including, mini videos from our dancers, insider access, rare archival gems, and so much more. Click the link below to get started. Thank you for continuing to support Martha Graham Dance and stay safe! https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance

Uplifting Sunday Interlude and a heartbreaking reminder of what we are missing. These extraordinary artists - who have reached the pinnacle of expression as world-class dancers and athletes are UNEMPLOYED until we can find new income to replace ticket sales. We are asking all of our wonderful followers to join us as a member on Patreon! For just $3/month - LESS THEN A LATTE - you receive great member benefits AND help fund our dancers’ healthcare, training and rent! ... Won’t you please click the LINK IN BELOW and check it out right now? Sign-up is quick and easy and you can end your membership at anytime. WE NEED YOUR BIG HEART AND SMALL DONATION! Link in below or go to marthagraham.org https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance Video shot from the wings in Florence last year - effervescent duo Laurel Dalley Smith and Jacob Larsen in Diversion of Angels. #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #marthagraham #genius #patreon #supportthearts #firsttocloselasttoopen #dancers

#TBT MG, May O’Donnell and one of #is Isamu Noguchi’s most amazing sets. From Herodiade a work that premiered in 1944 and that we still dance today. #marthagraham #noguchi #genius #modernism #dancehistory

Graham STUDENTS, Graham LOVERS This one’s for you! FREE GRAHAM CLASS with LLOYD KNIGHT if you JOIN TODAY! So affordable! ... $3/month - that’s only $36/year! LINK IN BELOW If we can add 35 members before noon tomorrow (Sept 23), a donor will double your donation. Join now and you’ll receive a link to Lloyd’s class - he’ll be LIVE tomorrow at 12pm EDT - but the class will be available on Patreon for a full week, so you can enjoy it whenever. Won’t you please help us right now? Our amazing dancers need your BIG HEART and SMALL DONATION! LINK IN BELOW or go to marthagraham.org https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #grahamcorepower #weloveourfollowers #supportthearts #dancers #patreon

WINNERS REVEALED AT TODAY’S MARTHA MATINEE! We’re launching our 95th Season with the return of Martha Matinees FREE on our YouTube Channel! This week’s matinee (Sept 23 and 26 at 2:30pm EDT) is the Grand Finale to The EVE Project. We have rare footage of MG, and a WORLD PREMIER FILM - of many submissions to our 19 Poses Challenge. And a recent performance of Errand into the Maze by beauties Charlotte Landreau and Lloyd Mayor And don’t forget to join us on Patreon! Link in below. https://www.patreon.com/marthagrahamdance #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #19poses #marthagraham #genius #supportthearts #patreon #dancers #dancehistory