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"DANCE IS THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL OF THE BODY." – MARTHA GRAHAM C omprising the "most skilled and powerful dancers you can ever hope to see" (The Washington Post), Martha Graham Dance Company performs the iconic dance maker's most celebrated work, Appalachian Spring, in concert with a Peak Performances commission, The Auditions by choreographer Troy Schumacher and composer Augusta Read Thomas. This new work has been designed to resonate with Graham's classic, which turns 75 this year. "America's foremost new-music group" (Alex Ross), the International Contemporary Ensemble joins the Graham Company for these world-class renditions of new music by Thomas and the original Pulitzer Prize–winning score for Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland. 10 MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY JANET EILBER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 75TH-ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE APPALACHIAN SPRING MUSIC BY AARON COPLAND SET BY ISAMU NOGUCHI CHOREOGRAPHY BY MARTHA GRAHAM PEAK WORLD PREMIERE THE AUDITIONS MUSIC BY AUGUSTA READ THOMAS CHOREOGRAPHY BY TROY SCHUMACHER COSTUME DESIGN BY KAREN YOUNG LIGHTING DESIGN BY YI-CHUNG CHEN AUGUSTA READ THOMAS Photo: Anthony Barlich TROY SCHUMACHER Photo: Henry Leutwyler THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 @ 7:30 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 @ 8:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 @ 7:30 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 @ 3:00 PM* S N E A K P E E K Friday, November 15, pre-show | 6:00 PM Appalachian Spring conversation with Neil Baldwin, Professor of Theatre & Dance at Montclair State University and Janet Eilber, Artistic Director Martha Graham Dance Company. *Special family-friendly performance. See p. 27 for more information. Music and choreography for The Auditions commissioned by Peak Performances @ Montclair State University. MUSIC PERFORMED BY INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY VIMBAYI KAZIBONI

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