Mannes Orchestra is thrilled to perform with the Martha Graham Dance Company on Graham100: The Centennial Celebration, featuring Martha Graham masterworks and premieres by Hope Boykin and Jamar Roberts.

April 08–12, 2026 at New York City Center.

The Martha Graham Dance Company, the oldest in the nation, presents GRAHAM100, a celebration of the company formed 100 years ago by visionary choreographer Martha Graham.

Widely recognized as one of the most influential artistic forces of the 20th century, Martha Graham presented her first performance with a supporting group of dancers on April 18, 1926. This date is considered the launch of the Martha Graham Dance Company. Graham’s groundbreaking and uniquely American style of dance has influenced generations of artists and continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

To mark its centennial, the Company has organized an extensive series of programs and events exploring the diversity and depth of Graham’s extraordinary artistic legacy. GRAHAM100 features performances, exhibitions, film screenings, publications, and educational activities that reflect both the Company’s legacy of innovation and its forward-looking vision for the future.

The Company’s New York Season, April 8–12, at New York City Center, features three of Graham’s greatest masterworks: Chronicle (1936), Night Journey (1947), and Appalachian Spring (1944), each with iconic stage designs by Isamu Noguchi; Graham’s solo Lamentation (1930); and the joyous Diversion of Angels (1948). The season continues the Company’s mission of presenting works by some of today’s most exciting choreographers, bringing Graham’s work in conversation with a new generation of dance makers.

The City Center program features the world premiere of a solo by Jamar Roberts for leading Graham dancer Lloyd Knight, with a commissioned score by Stavh Danker, and the New York premiere of En Masse by Hope Boykin, set to newly discovered music by Leonard Bernstein arranged by Christopher Rountree. The program also includes recent works created for the Company by Hofesh Shechter and Baye & Asa.

Music for the Graham classics and En Masse will be performed live by the Mannes Orchestra under the direction of David Hayes. The Company’s New York City Center schedule is below.

2026 New York City Center Programs

Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 PM: Preview – All Graham Evening
This special preview performance of three great Graham classics features a rare look inside the collaborative process of dancing to live music. After each dance, Artistic Director Janet Eilber and conductor David Hayes will provide commentary and demonstrate the give-and-take needed to align the artistry of the orchestra with the needs of the dancers.

Appalachian Spring (1944)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Aaron Copland | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Chronicle (1936)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Wallingford Riegger | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Diversion of Angels (1948)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Norman Dello Joio | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham

Thursday, April 9, 7:30 PM
Diversion of Angels (1948)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Norman Dello Joio | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Untitled Solo (World Premiere)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts | Music by Stahv Danker
En Masse (New York Premiere)
Choreography by Hope Boykin | Music by Leonard Bernstein and Christopher Rountree | Costumes by Karen Young
Chronicle (1936)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Wallingford Riegger | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham

Friday, April 10, 7:30 PM
Night Journey (1947)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by William Schumann | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Cortege (2025)
Choreography by Baye & Asa | Music by Jack Grabow | Costumes by Caleb Krieg
Lamentation (1930)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Zoltán Kodály | Set and costume by Martha Graham
CAVE (2022)
Choreography by Hofesh Shechter | Music by Hofesh Shechter and Âme | Costumes by Taylor McNeill and Caleb Krieg | Lighting design by Yi-Chung Chen

Saturday, April 11, 2:00 PM
Steps in the Street (1936)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Wallingford Riegger | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Untitled Solo (World Premiere)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts | Music by Stahv Danker
En Masse (New York Premiere)
Choreography by Hope Boykin | Music by Leonard Bernstein and Christopher Rountree | Costumes by Karen Young
Appalachian Spring (1944)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Aaron Copland | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham

Saturday, April 11, 7:30 PM: Honoring Company Alumni
Diversion of Angels (1948)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Norman Dello Joio | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Untitled Solo (World Premiere)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts | Music by Stahv Danker
En Masse (New York Premiere)
Choreography by Hope Boykin | Music by Leonard Bernstein and Christopher Rountree | Costumes by Karen Young
Chronicle (1936)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Wallingford Riegger | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham

Sunday, April 12, 2:00 PM
Night Journey (1947)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by William Schumann | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham
Cortege (2025)
Choreography by Baye & Asa | Music by Jack Grabow | Costumes by Caleb Krieg
Lamentation (1930)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Zoltán Kodály | Set and costume by Martha Graham
Diversion of Angels (1948)
Choreography by Martha Graham | Music by Norman Dello Joio | Set design by Isamu Noguchi | Costumes by Martha Graham