Today is the final day of the Martha Graham Company’s week-long run at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. What a thrill! It’s been a bit tiring dealing with jet lag, language differences, long work days in the theater, interviews, classes and even company auditions. But in my opinion, it has been a tremendous success.

Of the three programs we presented here, I danced in Errand Into the Maze, Maple Leaf Rag, Clytemnestra, Chronicle, and Lamentation Variations. My regular repertory was pared down since I am recovering from an injury; I even have off for the final show tonight. Typically, I don’t enjoy nights off; like any other dancer I’d rather be onstage. Tonight, however, I took it as an opportunity to get a new point of view and had fun sitting with the audience in such a beautiful theater to experience the dance with them. The closing evening’s performance was Clytemnestra, Graham’s evening-length work based on the Greek legend of the House of Atreus.

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