Martha Graham School – Summer Intensive

Open to dancers 18 years or older, our Summer Intensive provides dancers with a rigorous program in Graham Technique and Repertory, Ballet, Contemporary, ChoreoLab AND much more!

Classes are taught by world-class dance professionals, including former and current Martha Graham Company dancers. All classes are held in-person at Martha Graham Studios in New York City.

No classes held on June 19 or July 4.

CORE CURRICULUM
“Freedom to a dancer means discipline, that is what technique is —Liberation.” – Martha Graham

The Graham Technique is a physical language that requires a substantial amount of practice to master. Each level of the Martha Graham Technique syllabus offers challenges and necessary steps to achieve optimal development.

Students registering in the level III and level IV must have prior approval of a Graham teacher and extensive Graham training in order to be able to safely execute the advanced level of material.

Graham Faculty and Program Directors reserve the right to adjust a student’s level to ensure safety, proper practice and appropriate development.

Graham Technique
Graham Repertory
Ballet
Contemporary

ADDITIONAL CLASSES DURING THE SUMMER INTENSIVE
Requires participation in either the first 3 weeks (session 1) or last 3 weeks (session 2) of the Summer Intensive and at least 1 week of Graham Technique.

ChoreoLAB
Improvisation
Contemporary Partnering

MODERN CLASSICS SERIES
The Modern Classics Series is a sequence of weekly master classes celebrating early class modern dance form creators, including José Limón, Lester Horton, and Katherine Dunham, in addition to Martha Graham. Each left a legacy that continues to inspire artists and audiences around the world. Many of their students, including Paul Taylor and Alvin Ailey, carried the classics forward and left formidable impacts on the art form themselves.

All master classes are 90 minutes followed by a 30 minute Q&A with the instructor. Open to all levels attending the Intensive; minimum of 1 week of Graham Technique is required.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS + SCHEDULE
June 18: Cunningham with TBA
June 25: Dunham with Saroya Corbett
July 2: Taylor with João Carvalho
July 9: Horton with Karen Gayle
July 16: Límon with Nicholos Ruscica
Hawkins with Katherine Duke