Then and Now: the Martha Graham Dance Company performing APPALACHIAN SPRING decades and oceans apart. The top performance is from this past summer at the National Center of Performing Arts in Beijing, China, and the bottom is from the 1957 film A DANCER’S WORLD, featuring Martha Graham herself, shot at Connecticut College. Plenty more have filled the 66-year span, as is customary with a repertory as longstanding as the Graham Company’s, and plenty more will come after. ✨ We invite you to see the

TONIGHT AT 7PM: Join us for the Suite from APPALACHIAN SPRING at the Martha Graham Studio Theater! Comprised of narrated sections from one of Martha Graham’s most celebrated pieces, the Suite from APPALACHIAN SPRING brings the audience into the story’s, characters’, and creators’ innerworlds. How did the geniuses of Graham, Noguchi, and Copland converge in this 1944 American mastwork? We’ll discuss that tonight… This Studio Series performance is one night only - you won’t want to miss it! Get yo

On this day in 1944, Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring premiered in Washington, D.C. The uniquely American and modern ballet, featuring Aaron Copland’s musical genius, Isamu Noguchi’s spatial acuity, and Edythe Gilfond’s imaginative costumes, changed the fabric of American culture by articulating the pioneer story through the Graham Technique, and uniting the public through its populist themes. To celebrate, we’re sharing a full-length performance from 1958 starring Martha, Stuart Hodes, Bertra

THIS SUNDAY, Nov 8 at 8pm! Watch FREE at peakperfs.org/peak-hd A full performance of the Martha Graham Dance Company in Graham's “Appalachian Spring” 🌤️ and the world premiere 📣 of “The Auditions” by Troy Schumacher, which has a brilliant score by Augusta Read Thomas played by the International Contemporary Ensemble! Recorded last year at Peak Performances in Montclair, NJ. #marthagrahamdancecompany #amazingdancers #nottobemissed #augustareadthomas #newwork #appalachianspring #dancers #marthag

In this week's playlist music that inspires and uplifts is being featured. And there's no better way to start than with Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. Watch here --> https://cmslc.nyc/2QCfcEQ | The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center