A century of modern dance, performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Entry with a paper ticket only.
Night Journey and Diversion of Angels feature Martha Graham’s choreography. Jamar Roberts choreographed To the Brink and Back to music by Stahv Danker.
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
- William Schuman – Night Journey
- Lamentation Variations
- Stahv Danker – To the Brink and Back
- Norman Dello Joio – Diversion of Angels
Diversion of Angels, initially titled Wilderness Stair, is a Martha Graham ballet performed to an original score by Norman Dello Joio. The premiere on August 13, 1948, at the Palmer Auditorium in New London, Connecticut, included a set designed by Isamu Noguchi. It was eliminated at the second performance. Diversion of Angels is in the Martha Graham Dance Company repertoire and that of American Ballet Theatre (since 1999).
9 South Tianqiao Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing (北京市西城区天桥南大街9号)