650 Premieres & 379 Commissions 1935 1938 1940 Panorama American Document El Penitente Choreography: Martha Graham Choreography: Martha Graham Choreography: Martha Graham Music: Norman Lloyd Music: Ray Green Music: Louis Horst Letter to the World New Dance Passacaglia in C Minor Choreography: Martha Graham Choreography: Doris Humphrey, Charles Choreography: Doris Humphrey Music: Hunter Johnson Wiedman Music: J.S. Bach Music: Wallingford Riegger Insubstantial Pageant Dance of Work and Play Choreography: Erick Hawkins Sinister Resonance Choreography: Hanya Holm Music: Lehman Engel Choreography: Tina Flade Music: Norman Lloyd Music: Henry Cowell Liberty Tree Dance Sonata Choreography: Erick Hawkins 1936 Choreography: Hanya Holm Music: Ralph Gilbert With My Red Fires Music: Harrison Kerr Choreography: Doris Humphrey Yankee Bluebritches Music: Wallingford Riegger Opus 51 Choreography: Erick Hawkins Choreography: Charles Weidman Music: Hunter Johnson Quest Music: Vivian Fine Choreography: Charles Weidman 1941 Music: Norman Lloyd, Clair Leonard “Bonja Song” from American Folk Suite Punch and the Judy Choreography: Eleanor King Choreography: Martha Graham 1937 Music: arr. by Esther Williamson Music: Robert McBride Opening Dance Choreography: Martha Graham Ode to Freedom Decade: A Biography of Modern Dance Music: Norman Lloyd Choreography: Eleanor King from 1930-1940 Music: John Coleman, Norman Lloyd Choreography: Doris Humphrey, Charles Immediate Tragedy Weidman Chorography: Martha Graham Earth Saga Music: Aaron Copland Music: Henry Cowell Choreography: Louise Kloepper Music: Ether Williamson In Time of Armament Trend Choreography: Erick Hawkins Choreography: Hanya Holm Romantic Theme Music: Hunter Johnson Music: Wallingford Riegger, Edgarde Choreography: Louise Kloepper Varése Music: Harvey Pollins 1942 Renaissance Testimonials Danza de la Muerte Statement of Dissent Choreography: Merce Cunningham Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Louise Kloepper Music: Maxwell Powers Music: Henry Clark, Norman Lloyd Music: Gregory Tucker Ad Lib Opus for Three and Props Out of One Happening Choreography: Jean Erdman, Merce Choreography: José Limón, Esther Junger Choreography: Marian Van Tuyl Cunningham Music: Dmitri Shostakovich Music: Gregory Tucker Music: Gregory Tucker Façade-Esposizione Italiana 1939 Credo in Us Choreography: Anna Sokolow Danzas Mexicanas Choreography: Jean Erdman, Merce Music: Alex North Choreography: José Limón Cunningham Music: Lionel Nowak Music: John Cage Dance to the People Choreography: Esther Junger Ceremonial Dance Seeds of Brightness Music: Jerome Moross Choreography: Ethel Butler Choreography: Jean Erdman, Merce Music: Ralph Gilbert Cunningham Festive Rites Music: Norman Lloyd Choreography: Esther Junger The Spirit of the Land Moves in the Blood Music: Morris Mamorsky Choreography: Ethel Butler “Scherzo” and “Loure” from Suite Music: Chavez Choreography: Jane Dudley, Sophie Ravage Maslow, William Bales Choreography: Esther Junger Music: J.S. Bach Music: Harvey Pollins 1 *Commissioned by the American Dance Festival ‡ADF Commissioned Reconstruction The Transformations of Medusa Concert Manhattan Transfer Choreography: Jean Erdman Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Sophie Maslow Music: Louis Horst Music: J.S. Bach Music: Pine Top Smith, Jimmy Yancey, Pete Johnson 1948 1951 Diversion of Angels Four Sonnets 30th at 3rd Choreography: Martha Graham Choreography: Sophie Maslow Choreography: Ronne Aul Music: Norman Dello Joio Music: Robert Schumann Music: Albeniz, Lappara, de Falla Corybantic Night Spell Sonata for Dancer and Piano Choreography: Doris Humphrey Choreography: Doris Humphrey Choreography: Ronne Aul Music: Béla Bartók Music: Priaulx (?) Rainer Music: Sam Raphling The Strangler Amorous Adventure Satyros: Spring Choreography: Erick Hawkins Choreography: Pauline Koner Choreography: Lucas Hoving Music: Bohuslav Martinu Music: Freda Miller Music: François Poulenc 1949 A Song for You Don Juan Fantasia Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking Choreography: Charles Weidman Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Jane Dudley Music: Elsie Houston Recordings Music: Liszt Music: L.V. Beethoven The Haunted Ones 1954 Judith Choreography: William Bales *The Traitor Choreography: William Bales Music: Leon Kirchner Choreography: José Limón Music: Hazel Johnson Music: Gunther Schuller The Queen’s Epicedium Images Choreography: José Limón Four Windows Choreography: Valerie Bettis Music: Henry Purcell Choreography: Yuriko Music: Irwin Bazelon Music: Béla Bartók 1952 Invention Mostly Like Flight Where the Roads Choreography: Doris Humphrey Choreography: Ronne Aul Choreography: Yuriko Music: Norman Lloyd Music: Igor Stravinsky Music: Eugene Lester Domino Furioso Snow Queen Man Dancing Choreography: Valerie Bettis Choreography: Sophie Maslow Choreography: Daniel Nagrin Music: Bernardo Segall Music: Prokofieff Music: Béla Bartók Vagary Family Portrait A Dream Choreography: Jane Dudley Choreography: Jane Dudley Choreography: Margaret Dietz Music: Béla Bartók Music: Kupferman Music: Ulrich Kessler Festival Fantasy & Fugue Felipe el Loco Choreography: Sophie Maslow Choreography: Doris Humphrey Choreography: Doris Humphrey Music: Samuel L. Matlowsky Music: W.A. Mozart Music: Traditional The Moor’s Pavane The Visitation 1955 Choreography: José Limón Choreography: José Limón *Airs and Graces Music: Henry Purcell Music: Arnold Schoenberg Choreography: Doris Humphrey Music: Pietro Locatelli It is Always Farewell 1953 Choreography: Valerie Bettis Ruins and Visions Scherzo Music: Irwin Bazelon Choreography: Doris Humphrey Choreography: José Limón Music: Benjamin Britten Music: Hazel Johnson 1950 Impromptu Cassandra Symphony for Strings Choreography: William Bales Choreography: Pauline Koner Choreography: José Limón Music: Satie Music: Aaron Copeland Music: William Schumann The Exiles Malocchio Idyl Choreography: José Limón Choreography: John Butler Choreography: Ruth Currier Music: Arnold Schoenberg Music: Aldo Provenzando Music: Béla Bartók Sonata Perilous Flight Choreography: Jane Dudley Choreography: Lucas Hoving Music: Bartok Music: Béla Bartók The Village I Knew Choreography: Sophie Maslow Music: Gregory Tucker, Samuel L. Matlowsky 2 *Commissioned by the American Dance Festival ‡ADF Commissioned Reconstruction Satyros: Summer, Autumn Sumerspace Insects and Heroes Choreography: Lucas Hoving, Lavinia Choreography: Merce Cunningham Choreography: Paul Taylor Nielsen Music: John Cage Music: John Herbert MacDowell Music: Poulenc 1959 Resonances Concertino Part I Choreography: Ruth Currier Choreography: Pauline Koner Choreography: Sybil Shearer Music: Krenek, Ussachevsky, Behrens Music: G.B. Pergolesi Music: Clementi Granada Suite The Antagonists Part II Choreography: La Meri Choreography: Ruth Currier Choreography: Cybil Shearer Music: Turina Music: Igor Stravinsky Music: Owen Haynes 1962 1956 Tenebrae 1914 Aureole The Shining Dark Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Paul Taylor Choreography: Pauline Koner Music: John Wilson Music: George Fredrick Handel Music: Leon Kirchner Tides The Lazarite Winter Choreography: Pauline Koner Choreography: Carol Scothorn Choreography: Birgit Akesson Music: Villa-Lobos, Jimmy Giuffre, Music: Daniel Jahn Music: Antonio Vivaldi Harold Farberman I, Odysseus Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste Rune Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Birgit Akesson Choreography: Merce Cunningham Music: Hugh Aitkin Music: Béla Bartók Music: Christian Wolff Secular Games Of Burden and of Mercy Theatre for Fools Choreography: Martha Graham Choreography: Margaret Dietz Choreography: Daniel Nagrin Music: Robert Starer Music: Benjamin Johnson Music: Béla Bartók 1963 Persephone Dance The Apostate Cafe Coumbite Choreography: Birgit Akesson Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Jean-Leone Destine Music: Blomdahl Music: Ernst Krênek *Arena 1957 Memoir Choreography: Donald McKayle *Dance Overture Choreography: Helen Tamiris Music: C. Jackson Choreography: Doris Humphrey Music: Carlos Chavez Music: Paul Creston *Scudorama 1960 Choreography: Paul Taylor Blue Roses *Transfigured Season Music: C. Jackson Choreography: José Limón Choreography: Ruth Currier Music: Paul Bowles Music: Jack Behrens Aubade Choreography: Lucas Hoving Runic Canto *Shira Music: Bloomdahl Choreography: Alwin Nikolais Choreography: Pearl Lang Music: Henry Schaeffer, Phillipot, Alwin Music: Allan Hovhaness 1964 Nikolais Geography of Noon *Crises Choreography: Erick Hawkins The Great Song Choreography: Merce Cunningham Music: Lucia Dlugoszewski Choreography: Dore Hoyer Music: Conlon Nancarrow Music: Dimitri Wiatowitsch *To Everybody Out There 1961 Choreography: Erick Hawkins Indeterminate Figure Aeon Music: Lucia Dlugoszewski Choreography: Daniel Nagrin Choreography: Merce Cunningham Music: Robert Starer Music: John Cage *Shore Bourne Choreography: Pearl Lang 1958 Target Music: Antonio Vivaldi Antic Meet Choreography: Jack Moore Choreography: Merce Cunningham Music: Evelyn Lohoefer *A Choreographic Offering Music: John Cage Choreography: José Limón *The Moirai Music: J.S. Bach Serenata Choreography: José Limón Choreography: José Limón Music: Hugh Aitkin 1965 Music: Paul Bowles *Lords of Persia Sonata for Two Cellos Choreography: Erick Hawkins Dances Choreography: José Limón Music: Lucia Dlugoszewski Choreography: José Limón Music: Kupferman Music: Frédéric Chopin *Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Choreography: Paul Draper Music: Claudio Monteverdi 3 *Commissioned by the American Dance Festival ‡ADF Commissioned Reconstruction *Satiana The Kiss of