Martha Graham Dance Company Returns to Bennington College
In March, the Martha Graham Dance Company performed at Bennington College as part of the Company’s centennial celebration.
Reports Dance Magazine:
“'This was long in the making,' says Michael Wimberly about a Martha Graham Dance Company residency at Bennington College in Vermont. 'I think it was three Bennington presidents ago I asked, ‘What’s the possibility of us having the Graham company here?’ This was long before GRAHAM100. But it all lined up with the company’s centennial.'
"Organizing the return of Graham’s choreography to Bennington College, the place that incubated both her career and the beginnings of modern dance in the U.S., was also a full-circle moment for Wimberly, who worked as an accompanist at the Martha Graham School in New York City from the late-1980s to mid-1990s and is currently a faculty member in music at Bennington. In conjunction with the Graham company’s centennial celebration, Bennington has planned rehearsals, discussions, and a performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company from March 7 to March 28."