Peak Performances presents the Martha Graham Dance Company, comprising the dancing the revolutionary choreographer's Appalachian Spring. Martha Graham Dance Company Artistic Director Janet Eilber says ...

After an interminable winter, we’ve finally reached spring — “Appalachian Spring.” Martha Graham’s all-American dance of pioneers and preachers pushing into a new land, now marking its 70th birthday, ...

The powerful, artistic combination of the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra filled the Crouse-Hinds Theater with a full house of appreciative dance and music lovers on ...

When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...

The century-old dance company is on tour with an old work that brings the gift of new life. The tour is a reminder that the late, great Martha Graham got her start in Southern California. During the ...

Watch the Martha Graham Dance Company perform the iconic dance maker’s most celebrated work, “Appalachian Spring,” with music composed by Aaron Copland, along with the world premiere of the PEAK ...

“’Tis a gift to be simple.” The celebrated melody of the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts” and its optimistic theme are prominent throughout American composer Aaron Copland’s signature work, “Appalachian ...

In the 75 years since modern dance pioneer Martha Graham asked Aaron Copland to score a work for her company, no one else had taken a serious crack at creating new choreography to his Appalachian ...

A concert pianist takes the stage: dressed all in black, walking out into the circle of golden light, slightly hunched forward under the applause, scuttling with single-minded purpose toward the ...

As part of its Studio Series, the Martha Graham Dance Company will present a special holiday performance of Martha Graham's beloved masterwork Appalachian Spring. The complete dance will be presented ...