MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY 100 YEARS

The official book of The Martha Graham Dance Company published in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Produced by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, the award-winning photography team behind NYC Dance Project, this lavish collection reverently captures the exquisite beauty and power of a century of Graham's work in breathtaking images of today's current company performing her greatest masterpieces.

Founded in 1926 by Martha Graham, The Martha Graham Dance Company is the oldest dance company in the United States and remains one of the world's most distinguished and highly acclaimed. Graham herself is considered one of the great creative icons of the twentieth century and is renowned for her ongoing collaboration with several of her contemporary creative visionaries, including sculptor Isamu Noguchi, actor and director John Houseman, composer Aaron Copland, and fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Calvin Klein. Martha Graham Dance Company 100 Years is a monumental photographic tribute to Graham's profound creative heritage. Featuring a joyous selection of twenty-two of Graham's most memorable works, award-winning photography team Ken Browar and Deborah Ory capture the beauty and the precision of dancers who make up today's company and who carry the mantle of Graham's legacy. Each featured dance is prefaced by a piece of archival imagery as well as a description of the dance and notes on costume design, set design, and accompanying music. An in-depth feature on Noguchi's set design as well as an introduction by Martha Graham Dance Company artistic director Janet Eilber round out the program. Ken Browar is a renowned fashion and editorial photographer. His passion for dance began when he lived in Paris and photographed dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet. Deborah Ory began her photography career while injured as a dancer, photographing rehearsals. She has worked as a photo editor at Condé Nast and Mirabella, and as an editorial photographer. Together, Browar and Ory are the creative team behind NYC Dance Project. Their work has been featured in newspapers and magazines worldwide including Harper's Bazaar, Dior Magazine, New York Times, and many others. Their photographs have been exhibited at many galleries and museums worldwide and they have won two International Photography Awards for their books. They are the authors of two bestselling previous books, The Art of Movement and The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance.