Martha Graham Dance Company au Festival International de Lyon, 02/07/1984 (Archives INA, JT FR3)

#GRAHAM100 – On the occasion of the 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆’s return to France to celebrate its 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 (with performances in Roubaix, Lyon, and Paris), we’re diving into the #archives of past tours. The French tour of the Graham company this year includes 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗻, where the company performed on several occasions. In 1984 for instance, they presented a program for the 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗻 including the newly created « Rite of Spring » choreographed by a 𝟵𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺. 4 performances (July 2-7) took place in the 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲. The 𝗧𝗩 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 shows the cast marking on stage, with 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻 and 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝗿 in the lead roles. 📺 𝗝𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝟯 𝗥𝗵𝗼̂𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗲𝘀 (INA Archives) – 𝟬𝟮/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟰