The 2025 AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting, which took place last month in Philadelphia, featured a performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company on Saturday, January 4th.
The event included performances of two Greek-themed modernist works by Martha Graham: Cave of the Heart (1946), Graham’s retelling of the myth of Medea, and Errand, the company’s 2013 version of Errand into the Maze (1947), a dance that draws on the myth of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur.
Several articles and blogs were written about the performance, and a roundup of recent press can be found below. To read the articles, click the links beneath each title.
Fjord Review
"Greek Myth or Graham Myth?" by Merilyn Jackson
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University of Pennsylvania, Department of Classical Studies
"Penn in the Spotlight with the Martha Graham Dance Company"
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The Dance Enthusiast
"Martha Graham Dance Company at Society for Classical Studies/Archaeological Institute of America"
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Society for Classical Studies Blog
"Greek Myth, Martha Graham, and the Society for Classical Studies: Classicists, Archaeologists, and the Public in Philadelphia Enthralled by Martha Graham Dance Company Performance" by Ronnie Ancona
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To learn more about the performance at the 2025 Annual Meeting, visit the event page or view the digital program.
Left: SoYoung An and Antonio Leone in Martha Graham's Errand into the Maze (1947). Photo by Scott Serio for Eclipse Newswire. Right: James Ker, Nina Papathanasopoulou, and Janet Eilber giving introductory remarks. Photo by Anne Lantian Jing.
Featured image: Xin Ying (Medea) and Anne Souder (Chorus) in Martha Graham's Cave of the Heart (1946). Photo by Anne Lantian Jing.
