by Haley Hilton | Feb 21, 2020 | News
Martha Graham Dance Company created The EVE Project to mark the upcoming 100th anniversary of U.S. women’s right to vote. The female-focused initiative includes new works, as well as the company’s classic repertoire highlighting Martha Graham’s...
by Jen Peters For Dance Magazine | Sep 13, 2018 | News
Forty years ago, the movie musical Grease introduced audiences around the world to Grease lightning and an iconic hand jive. Would anyone guess now that all those unforgettable rock-n’-roll style dances were choreographed by a former Martha Graham Dance Company...
by Rachel Caldwell | Oct 12, 2017 | Trending
Martha Graham was the “Mother of Modern Dance,” influencing generations of dance artists with her incomparable choreography and technique that featured the pioneering concept of contraction and release. But did you know…1. Graham frequently created...
by Haley Hilton | Oct 12, 2017 | Trending
Long before Allison DeBona took the stage as a first soloist with Ballet West, she had chosen to give up dancing to have a normal adolescence. In eighth grade she quit ballet and joined her high-school drill team. In spite of this decision, DeBona’s teacher,...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Sep 19, 2017 | Teaching Tips
Jacqulyn Buglisi has a flair for drama. To encourage the students in her intermediate and advanced Graham classes at The Ailey School to open their sternums in a high release, she tells them to stretch “like a flower came out of your heart.” When attempting to...
by Betsy Farber | Sep 11, 2017 | News
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. In honor of this day’s remembrance, the Martha Graham Dance Company, based in New York City, is live-streaming a special performance of Graham’s iconic solo, Lamentation, performed by principal...
by Rachel Caldwell | Apr 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Xin Ying in Andonis Foniadakis’ Echo When Martha Graham Dance Company soloist Xin Ying was studying at the Graham School, her teacher Yung Yung Tsuai helped her understand Graham technique in her native language. “When I got to New York, I barely spoke any...
by Rachel Caldwell | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
William Forsythe teaching ballet class to BFA students It’s a good time to be a USC dance major. The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance’s inaugural class of BFA students have some exciting opportunities coming their way this spring. Check out the agenda: – This...
by Rachel Caldwell | Sep 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hubbard Street 2 It’s an exciting time for the University of Southern California! In our September 2014 cover story, we got a peak inside the new USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, which boasts not only former Joffrey Ballet dancer Jodie Gates at the helm, but the...
by Jenny Dalzell | Jan 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century, Martha Graham (1894–1991) helped lead the American modern dance revolution, breaking from the traditions of classical ballet as well as the romantic style of earlier modern dance pioneers. The...