LIVE REVIEW: Martha Graham Dance Company at the Schnitz

By HEATHER WISNER
Martha Graham Dance, Chronicle
Martha Graham Dance Company
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The Incense
Lamentation
The choreography is still striking today, although critics were not kind when it debuted; one, Eilber said, wrote of fearing that Graham would give birth to a cube onstage.
Sketches from ‘Chronicle.'
Martha Graham Dance, Maple Leaf Rag
Maple Leaf Rag,
Lamentation Variations
White Bird commissioned local choreographer Josie Moseley to contribute a piece to the company's collection.
Images: Jennifer DePalo in Martha Graham's "Sketches from 'Chronicle.'" Lloyd Knight, David Zurak, and Oliver Tobin in Martha Graham's "Maple Leaf Rag." Photos by Costas.

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