Following the Graham dancers from rehearsal to premiere as they carry Martha Graham’s legacy forward with a new work.
Martha Graham Dance Company We Are Out of Time, a two-part series airs Friday, March 27 and April 3 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.
As the Graham Company nears its landmark 100th anniversary, We Are Out of Time offers a rare behind-the-scenes portrait of the company, exploring Graham’s legacy through the dancers who embody her work today. For over three years Partisan Pictures embedded within the dance company, filming from rehearsal to premiere, across a global tour, and at home with family.
Episode one, “American Spirit,” airing March 27th follows the Graham dancers from rehearsal to premiere as they carry her legacy forward with a new work, a protest dance from choreographer Jamar Roberts in collaboration with Pulitzer-winning composer Rhiannon Giddens.
Episode two, “Athletes of God,” airing April 3rd takes viewers on a world tour with the dance company. Traveling across Europe, the dancers reflect on both the exhilaration and the physical and emotional toll of life on the road. As the first American dance company to tour China post-pandemic, their journey echoes Graham’s belief in movement as a universal language.
Photo: Martha Graham dance company rehearses at their New York City studio for choreographer Jamar Roberts’ WE THE PEOPLE. Photo by Peter Schnall, © Partisan Pictures