Clytemnestra Act 2 | GrahamDeconstructed, Oct. 4-5, 2016, 7PM….
Katherine Crockett in Martha Graham’s Clytemnestra. Photo: Hibbard Nash Photography.
GrahamDeconstructed:
Clytemnestra Act 2
as Clytemnestra
with Principal Dancers
Abdiel Jacobsen – Ben Schultz – Xin Ying
Tuesday & Wednesday
Oct, 4-5, 2016 at 7pm
Graham’s masterpiece of contemporary theater and her only full-evening work, the characters and tragedy of the Trojan War resonate with today’s themes. Music: Halim El Dahm – Set: Isamu Noguchi – Costumes: Graham and Helen McGehee – Dancer in this clip: Fang-Yi Sheu. (1958)
Martha Graham Studio Theater
55 Bethune Street, 11th floor
Survive a close encounter with Clytemnestra
& fortify yourself with a complimentary glass of wine.
Save up to $40 on upcoming studio events
by purchasing a Graham Studio Series subscription!!
Our New@Graham and GrahamDeconstructed programs are a big hit. This year, for the first time, we’re offering a season package.
Performances include works-in-progress showings of new commissions by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Annie-B Parson, a Shoot the Dancers event launching the NYC Dance Project Photo Book, and an inside look at Graham works including Sacred/Profane Project and Dark Meadow.
About the Graham Studio Series
The Martha Graham Dance Company welcomes guests, patrons and fans into its West Village studios for intimate performances along with a glass of wine. The 2016-2017 Season the Company will host eleven performances, under the themes: GrahamDeconstructed, NEW@Graham, and Shoot the Dancers. For the first time ever, we have made the full Studio Series available as a season package.
GrahamDeconstructed
A unique opportunity to view great Graham works up close and hear about the artistic and historical context of their creation from Artistic Director Janet Eilber. The program offers a glimpse of the artistic labor that goes on every day at the Martha Graham studios to preserve and augment Martha Graham’s great legacy.
NEW@Graham
Introducing the audience to the Company’s newest commissions, by offering a sneak-peek of the work before its premiere. After each performance, Artistic Director Janet Eilber hosts a conversation with the commissioned choreographer and the audience.
Shoot the Dancers
Audiences are invited to learn the secrets behind the images of leading dance photographers. Following a conversation with the artists, the Company takes the stage. The audience is invited to take out their own cameras and catch the Graham dancers in motion.
Learn more:
NYC Dance Stuff 
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