NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Art
institutions worldwide are closed or partially closed because of
COVID-19, but that isn't stopping dancers at the Martha Graham
Dance Company from continuing to offer dance, fitness, stress
relief, healing and connection for all. As the iconic Graham ballet
Appalachian Spring (now screening on the Planet Classroom Network
YouTube Channel) reminds us, life is not always easy. The ballet
prompts us "to think about and believe in the power of optimism, of
hard work, of determination and resistance against challenge," says
Artistic Director Janet Eilber on
the new Planet Classroom podcast, in which leading Graham dancers
talk about the transition from Live to Virtual during the COVID19
pandemic.
In a period when many feel nervous about the future of live
dance performances, the Graham company is exploring the
opportunities that technology offers. Zoom, something that
originally may have been mostly used for business conference calls,
is now being used "as a source of thousands of dance classes around
the world to connect to one another," says Graham dancer
Lloyd Knight. While dancer
Anne Souder admits there are
challenges for the dancer in the digital space, she believes the
true power of technology lies in its ability to create "equality to
accessing the arts."
Listen to the Planet Classroom podcast
Watch the film
Contact Information:
David Wine
David(at)cmrubinworld(dot)com
About The Planet Classroom Network
The Planet Classroom Network, organized by CMRubinWorld, brings
together musicians, dancers, video game creators, filmmakers,
learning innovators and emerging technologists from all over the
world to entertain, educate and engage youth, and to provide a rich
cultural experience at a time when art and learning institutions
everywhere are not accessible. Curators and content contributors
include Global Nomads, Global Oneness, the Martha Graham Dance
Company, Commffest, KIDS FIRST!, Dream a Dream Foundation, OddWorld
Inhabitants, Psyon Games, Challenge 59, LXL Ideas, Alliance for
Young Artists & Writers/Scholastic Art & Writing Awards,
Creative Visions Foundation, Battery Dance, SIMA Classroom, Young
Voices for the Planet, Bard Conservatory, Taking It Global,
Materials for the Arts, Book Creator, XTalks, NFFTY, Young People's
Chorus of New York City, The
International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace, Ryan
Wong Classroom, The Global Search for Education, Voice America,
Rocketium and Brandartica. Young people from around the world
played a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and
producing the network's vision and programming.
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ABOUT MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY
The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in the
development of contemporary dance since its founding in 1926. Since
its inception, the Company has received international acclaim from
audiences in more than 50 countries throughout North and
South America, Europe, Africa, Asia,
Russia, and the Middle East. The Company has performed at the
Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, the Paris Opera House, Covent Garden, and the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at the base
of the Great Pyramids in Egypt and
in the ancient Herod Atticus Theatre on the Acropolis in
Athens. In addition, the Company
has also produced several award-winning films broadcast on PBS and
around the world. http://www.marthagraham.org.
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(212) 439-8474, david@cmrubinworld.com
SOURCE Planet Classroom