Appalachian Spring (music: Copland)
Cave of the Heart (music: Barber)
Maple Leaf Rag (music: Joplin)
Cal Performances is thrilled to welcome back the iconic Martha Graham Dance Company for the first time in many seasons for a program of signature works. Graham dug deep into the American psyche to define a new, homegrown, emotionally charged, and socially engaged contemporary dance that would influence generations to come. Her Appalachian Spring is a snapshot of a thrilling moment in dance history: premiered in 1944, it featured a score by Aaron Copland that earned him a Pulitzer Prize; Graham danced the lead, opposite Merce
Appalachian Spring (music: Copland)
Cave of the Heart (music: Barber)
Maple Leaf Rag (music: Joplin)
Cal Performances is thrilled to welcome back the iconic Martha Graham Dance Company for the first time in many seasons for a program of signature works. Graham dug deep into the American psyche to define a new, homegrown, emotionally charged, and socially engaged contemporary dance that would influence generations to come. Her Appalachian Spring is a snapshot of a thrilling moment in dance history: premiered in 1944, it featured a score by Aaron Copland that earned him a Pulitzer Prize; Graham danced the lead, opposite Merce
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