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The legendary Martha Graham Dance Company, the oldest American modern dance company, takes to the stage of La Fenice – fifty-one years after its last appearance in the lagoon city – to celebrate the centenary of its foundation. Acclaimed for their exceptional technique and expressive depth, the dancers present three of Graham’s creations, all of which have gone down in the history of modern ballet, offering the rare opportunity to enter the visionary world of the great choreographer, whose legacy continues to fascinate audiences around the world. Diversion of Angels (1948), to the music of Norman Dello Joio, investigates – through three pairs of dancers – three different modes of love: romantic, mature and adolescent. Lamentation (1930), to the gloomy notes of Zoltán Kodály, is a choreographed solo, during which, with stylised movements, the dancer’s body expresses the very essence of pain. Chronicle (1936), to music by Wallingford Riegger, depicts the reaction to the threat of fascism in Europe by Martha Graham, who had previously refused to participate in the Olympics in Nazi Germany. In addition to these historic choreographies is Imagine, a new production by the American choreographer Hope Boykin, with music by Leonard Bernstein, proposed in an arrangement by Christopher Rountree.

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Martha Graham Dance Company

Teatro La Fenice

Witness the daring and enduring spirit that defines The Joffrey's maverick legacy.

Hancher’s favorite dance company returns to Iowa City for the first time in 10 years! American Icons celebrates dynamic works by four trailblazing artists of the 20th century: The Joffrey Ballet co-founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, Joffrey alum Glen Tetley, and prolific dance pioneer Martha Graham. The Joffrey dancers will also work with University of Iowa dance students while in Iowa City. Help us welcome a beloved company back to the Hancher stage.

The Joffrey Ballet

University of Iowa

Four Performances. One Night.
Experience the breadth and brilliance of ballet in our mixed repertoire, featuring four diverse works that showcase unparalleled versatility.

Diversions

Texas Ballet Theater

In a season entitled “American Legacies,” the Company explores Martha Graham’s relation to Americana and Modernism. Graham works to be performed include her visceral masterwork The Rite of Spring and her extraordinary collaboration with Aaron Copland and Isamu Noguchi, Appalachian Spring.

American Legacies

New York City Center

Presented by Graham Studio Series and performed by Graham’s acclaimed second Company, this light-hearted, family-friendly event will bring Martha Graham “herself” onto the stage… Graham Company alum Jesse Factor will appear as the choreographer in all her dramatic regalia humorously guiding us through some of the choreographic highlights of her career!

The 2023 Graham 2 Holiday Event

Westbeth Artists Housing and Center for the Arts

An open rehearsal on the eve of the Company’s tour to Spain, Germany, and Italy, offers an intimate look at two works that span 75 years. Errand into the Maze (1947), Martha Graham’s transformation of the myth of the Minotaur as a journey into a woman’s battle with fear; and Hofesh Shechter’s rapturous CAVE, created for the Company in 2022.

Graham Company Open Rehearsal

Entitled “Pulsations”, this programme evokes both the rhythm of time and the beating heart, mirroring the repetitive music of Max Richter that permeates two pieces in the programme: the brand new creation by Lucinda Childs, icon of post-modern dance, for the Paris Opera Ballet, 42 years after Premier orage, and Schmetterling (2010) by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.

Choreographer

Martha Graham

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 4, 2026 - Jan 2, 2027

Pulsations · Opéra national de Paris

Past events

6 - 10 May, 2026

Martha Graham Dance Company · Teatro La Fenice

Mar 7, 2026

The Joffrey Ballet · University of Iowa School of Music

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