Join the ARLIS/NA New York chapter for a tour of "Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance" at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
This centennial exhibition traces the arc of Martha Graham’s groundbreaking career, centering her visionary approach to dance as psychological expression. Graham transformed the dancing body into a vessel for inner life, using movement to externalize emotion, memory, and the unconscious. By putting the raw psychology of the individual and social collective on stage, she redefined what movement could express—not just in dance, but across all art forms. The show displays rarely seen archival materials from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division's Martha Graham archive, set pieces by Isamu Noguchi, and costumes by Graham, as well as offer insight into the genius and legacy of Graham and the dance company.
Curated by choreographer, writer, and educator Jack Ferver, the exhibition is part of the Martha Graham Dance Company’s centennial celebration.
If you have any questions about the visit, feel free to reach out to Programming Coordinator Bridget O'Keefe at bridget_okeefe@moma.org.
Photo by Martha Swope / @ The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Image ID: Martha Graham teaching, ca. 1960s.
