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 Philadelphia’s independent dance criticism journal, thINKingDANCE, in our Class of '94 Lobby to reflect on the world premiere of 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
