Graham100 Exhibitions
On View: friday May 22 - Saturday, OCTOBER 31
Venue: Bonfield gallery
MODERN MOVEMENT: Martha Graham and Barbara Morgan
This exhibition is dedicated to showcasing original Barbara Morgan photographs of Martha Graham and her company in the 1930s and 40s. Best known for the vibrancy of her dance photographs, Morgan's choice of abstract photographic styles set her apart from the preponderance of American documentary photographers of the mid-1930s. Equally characteristic of her diverse work is her ability to capture ephemeral gesture, coining her as Graham's primary photographer of some of her most famous and recognized choreographic work.
Image detail credit: Martha Graham: Celebration (trio) 1937, Barbara Morgan Photographs (Collection 1873). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
On View: friday May 22 - Saturday, September 5
Venue: gilbert gallery
IN MOTION: Making Art Dance
In Motion: Making Art Dance is a juried exhibition of movement-inspired artwork. The exhibition brings together works that address how artists today show the energy of moving bodies in paintings, sculptures, or film. It highlights how artists use their materials to tell real truths or share big ideas in creative ways. These works move beyond depictions of dance, where the work itself holds a sense of life and motion, as if it is dancing too.
About the Juror: The exhibit was juried by Peter Sparling, a living bridge to the Graham legacy. He is former principal dancer with Graham’s company (1973-1987), and was invited to join the company upon graduating from the Juilliard School. As Graham’s assistant, he coached Rudolf Nureyev and collaborated with Graham on many new works. He has performed and staged Graham’s works all over the world and has appeared with the company twice on PBS Dance in America. His video curtain warmers, Beautiful Captives: Martha Graham and the Cinematic Id, Variations of Angels and Sacred/Profane have opened three of the company’s New York seasons. In 1994, he directed the Martha Graham Centenary Festival at University of Michigan under the auspices of University Musical Society, for which he organized an interdisciplinary consortium involving University of Michigan Museum of Art, Classics and School of Music, Theatre and Dance. As well as bridging this rich legacy, Sparling spent his childhood summers in Bay View. For the past five years, Sparling has been a frequent guest choreographer with with the CTAC School of Ballet. He brings to the project a depth of personal experience and a love of both dance and the Little Traverse Bay Communities.
Image detail credit: Pritchard, details TBD
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