Martha Graham Dance Company: A Dual Centennial Event

Celebrate 100 years of the “grandest small-town theater in America” and the oldest dance company in America with this double centennial event! This program, which features iconic works of Martha Graham alongside newly commissioned dances by some of the most dynamic choreographers working today, celebrates our cultural heritage and looks to the future as part of a nation-wide celebration of America’s 250th.

Martha Graham (1894-1991) is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century, alongside Picasso, James Joyce, Stravinsky, and Frank Lloyd Wright, single-handedly defining contemporary dance as a uniquely American art form. The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in evolving that art form since its founding in 1926. It is both the oldest dance company in the United States and one of the most celebrated on the planet.

This program includes Appalachian Spring (1944), Immediate Tragedy (1937/2020), We the People (2024), and a new work commissioned by MGDC as part of America 250.

This performance is made possible in part by the J. William Warehime Fund of the Majestic Theater Centennial Endowment, a special gift from the J. William Warehime Foundation, and the Lydia Ziegler Clare Fund.