Saturday, October 7 | Tuesday, October 10 (see below for complete schedule)
Various galleries throughout The Met Fifth Avenue
Few dance companies have revolutionized the art quite like Martha Graham's. From the company's founding in 1926, Graham's signature style has remained a "cornerstone" (Time) of American modern dance, and continues to be taught worldwide. Now, in conjunction with the exhibition Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s, dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company stage some of Graham’s most powerful '30s solos in galleries throughout The Met.
Works to include Lamentation (1930), Satyric Festival Song (1932), Ekstasis (1933), Spectre-1914 (1936), Immediate Tragedy (1937), and Deep Song (1937). See below for a complete schedule.
Free with Museum admission
Please note that these performances will take place within the galleries. There is no seating and visibility may be limited.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s.
The exhibition is made possible by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and The Schiff Foundation.
Photo: Martha Graham in Letter to the World (Kick), 1940. Barbara and Willard Morgan photographs and papers, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Used with permission.
A complete cycle of all six solos will be performed twice daily, in four galleries throughout the museum. Each solo varies in length from four to nine minutes. We invite visitors to view some or all of the performances as your schedule allows. It is not necessary to view all of the solos in any particular order to enjoy this experience.
Full cycles will occur on:
For program notes and casting, please visit the Martha Graham Dance Company website.
Saturday, October 7
2:05 pm – Immediate Tragedy (1937)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
2:25pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
2:50 pm – Satyric Festival Song (1932)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
3:30 pm – Spectre-1914 (1932)
Gallery 131, Temple of Dendur, Egyptian Art
3:50pm – Ekstasis (1933)
Gallery 217, Astor Chinese Garden Court, Asian Art
4:10pm – Deep Song (1937)
Gallery 131, Temple of Dendur, Egyptian Art
4:25pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
5:10 pm – Immediate Tragedy (1937)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
5:35 pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
5:50 pm – Satyric Festival Song (1932)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
6:30 pm – Spectre-1914 (1932)
Gallery 131, Temple of Dendur, Egyptian Art
6:50 pm – Ekstasis (1933)
Gallery 217, Astor Chinese Garden Court, Asian Art
7:10 pm – Satyric Festival Song (1932)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
7:25 pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
Tuesday, October 10
10:35 am – Immediate Tragedy (1937)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
10:55 am – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
11:10 am – Satyric Festival Song (1932)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
11:50 am – Spectre-1914 (1932)
Gallery 131, Temple of Dendur, Egyptian Art
12:10 pm – Ekstasis (1933)
Gallery 217, Astor Chinese Garden Court, Asian Art
12:35 pm – Deep Song (1937)
Gallery 131, Temple of Dendur, Egyptian Art
1:00 pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
2:25 pm – Immediate Tragedy (1937)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
2:45 pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
2:50 pm – Satyric Festival Song (1932)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
3:05 pm – Spectre-1914 (1932)
Gallery 131, Temple of Dendur, Egyptian Art
3:25 pm – Satyric Festival Song (1932)
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing
4:05 pm – Ekstasis (1933)
Gallery 217, Astor Chinese Garden Court, Asian Art
4:30 pm – Lamentation (1930)
Gallery 162, Leon Levy and Shelby White Court, Greek & Roman Art
