America Unfinished Featured Artist
"One of the great companies of the world," (The New York Times) the iconic Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates a century of Graham’s groundbreaking and uniquely American dance style. Beloved worldwide, the troupe performs Night Journey, offering a different perspective in the Greek myth of Oedipus, and the Philadelphia premieres of Frontier, a tribute to the vision and independence of the pioneer woman, and Hope Boykin’s En Masse, a new work set to Leonard Bernstein in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. The program will also feature the world premiere of in case of fire, speak by Tommie-Waheed Evans, a co-commission of Penn Live Arts and ArtPhilly, for which the company will be joined by dancers from PHILADANCO!
Fri, May 29:
Join us after the performance for a conversation with the artists, moderated by Christopher Gruits, our Executive & Artistic Director.
Sat, May 30:
After the 2 PM performance, join ArtPhilly and thINKingDANCE in our Class of '94 Lobby for a talk-back and mini writing workshop to reflect on in case of fire, speak. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
Tommie-Waheed Evans’ in case of fire, speak is a co-commission of Penn Live Arts and ArtPhilly as part of the What Now: 2026 Festival.
These performances are made possible with support from the Penn Live Arts Accelerator Program.
The 25/26 season dance series is co-sponsored by Arthur Kaplan, C’67 and Duane Perry alongside Lynn Jerath, W’95 and Kunal Jerath.
Photo credits:
1, 3-5: Brigid Pierce
2: Hibbard Nash
