A century of modern dance, performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Entry with a paper ticket only.
Chronicle and Errand into the Maze feature Martha Graham’s choreography.
Exchange the live QR code in your ticket wallet for a paper ticket at the collection point. Screenshots are not valid.
Collect the paper ticket from the machines in the East Ticket Hall and enter through the East Gate.
Ticket machines operate daily from 09:00 to midnight.
Every child needs a ticket. Recommended for ages 4 and over.
Arrive at least 10 minutes before the performance. Late admission is approximately 25 minutes after the start; arrivals after that point enter after the interval.
Venue admission opens one hour before the performance; the auditorium opens 30 minutes before the performance.
A cloakroom is available after ticket inspection. It does not accept food, drinks, bottled water, alcohol, animals, plants or valuables; cameras, video and audio equipment and laptops are exceptions to the valuables restriction.
Dangerous items are prohibited. Smoking and open flames are prohibited in the theatre. Do not bring food, drinks, bottled water, flowers, plastic bags or other noisy items into the auditorium.
Photography and audio or video recording are prohibited during the performance.
Side seats in stalls rows 14–17 (seats 27–35 and 28–36) may have varying degrees of sightline obstruction from the second-floor ceiling. Railings cause varying degrees of sightline obstruction in second-floor rows 1–6. In particular, the centre of the stage may be obscured from second-floor rows 1–3 and from odd-numbered seats 21–33 and even-numbered seats 22–34 in second-floor rows 4–6.
Full programme
- Wallingford Riegger – Chronicle
- Lamentation Variations
- Gian Carlo Menotti – Errand into the Maze
- Rhiannon Giddens – We the People (choreography: Jamar Roberts; arrangement: Gabe Witcher)
Errand into the Maze is a Martha Graham ballet based on a poem by Ben Belitt set to music by Gian Carlo Menotti. The surrealistic set was designed by Isamu Noguchi, the costumes by Graham herself. The dance uses the Greek myth of Ariadne and the Minotaur to explore the theme of conquering one’s inner demons, more specifically the fear of sexual intimacy. The piece premiered at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 28, 1947, with Graham as the protagonist, a sort of female Theseus, and Mark Ryder as the Minotaur-like character.
Errand into the Maze is one of the choreographer's best-known and most popular ballets. It remains in the Martha Graham Dance Company repertory.
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