by Neil | Dec 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
A fine pre-holiday winter evening in Manhattan, as I make my way down town on the west side of Broadway through throngs of darkly-clad young people, out and about, strolling couples, groups of friends waiting in line for a scoop of gelato, wining and dining at leisure...
by Neil | Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Anne Souder (Soloist) and Xin Ying (Principal) of the Martha Graham Dance Company brought NB’s new MG biography to life with their vivid performances of Ekstasis and Medea — and MGDC Artistic Director Janet Eilber’s astute questions — before an...
by Neil | Apr 11, 2022 | martha graham
First movement – The program note written by Janet Eilber, artistic director of the Martha Graham Company, with interpolations and elaborations by NB: Martha Graham created Canticle for Innocent Comedians in 1952, taking the title and inspiration from the 1938...
by Neil | Aug 14, 2020 | martha graham
“It takes about ten years to make a mature dancer,” Martha Graham wrote…and it takes more than ten years (as I have now come to learn) to make a book about a transcendent artist and person. Martha Graham – When Dance Became Modern will be published by Knopf on October...