The Martha Graham Dance Company takes audiences behind the scenes of classic CLYTEMNESTRA this week (photo by Brigid Pierce)
GRAHAM STUDIO SERIES
Martha Graham Studio Theater
55 Bethune St., eleventh floor
Tuesday, October 4, and Wednesday, October 5, $25-$30, 7:00
marthagraham.org
The Martha Graham Dance Company has a special treat for dance fans this week when it opens the doors of its Bethune St. home for an open, ticketed rehearsal of its latest GrahamDeconstructed presentation, Clytemnestra Act 2. The 1958 masterpiece — and Graham’s only full-evening work — retells the Greek myth of the Trojan War from the point of view of the murderous title character. It features costumes by Graham and Helen McGehee, music by Halim El Dahm, and set design by Isamu Noguchi. The company will perform the second act, which takes place in Clytemnestra’s chambers; PeiJu Chien-Pott is Clytemnestra, with Ben Shultz as the ghost of Agamemnon, Xin Ying as Electra, Abdiel Jacobsen as Orestes, Lorenzo Pagano as Aegisthus, and Anne O’Donnell, Anne Souder, and Leslie Williams as the Furies; there will also be archival footage of Graham performing the title role. Part of the Graham Studio Series, GrahamDeconstructed offers inside looks at Graham classics, going behind the scenes of their history and creation, hosted by artistic director Janet Eilber.