Martha Graham Dance Company
November 22-23
Cutler Majestic Theatre
We'll meet in person before the Martha Graham Dance Company performance on November 22, and virtually in the new year to discuss Wynton Marsalis' insights and wisdom about the vital and essential art form he loves.
Book Clubs are part presentation/overview of the book, and part open discussion among participants. A host will run the presentation and ask curated questions.
Please note that the artists/companies will not attend or participate in these events.
Tickets to attend performances are sold separately: signing up for a Book Club event does not reserve you a seat for the live performances.
In-person gathering: November 22
Friday, November 22
6:00-7:00pm
Celebrity Series Offices at 20 Park Plaza
“Deborah Jowitt chronicles a life passionately, artfully lived. An essential read about a true legend.”
―Mikhail Baryshnikov
Before the opening performance by Martha Graham Dance Company on Friday, November 22, let's get together to discuss Deborah Jowitt's 2024 biography of one of the most fascinating and game-changing figures in American cultural history: Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham.
Celebrity Series will provide light refreshments and book club hosts to get the conversation going. No dancers or other personnel from the company will be in attendance, but we'll head over to the performance with a new appreciation of Graham's ideas and her place in history.
Deborah Jowitt's well-researched and fascinating biography weighs in at 480 pages, but don't be daunted by the length. There are many pages of notes and bibliography, and there's no test on this material: read as much as you can!
Performance tickets are strongly encouraged but not required. Please register for Book Club by November 18.
We'll meet up at Celebrity Series' new office space in the Park Plaza Office Building, just around the corner from the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. The distance is approximately 0.3 miles from the office building to the theatre, over flat concrete sidewalks. You'll have approximately one hour between the end of Book Club and the start of the performance.
Errand Into the Maze is available in hardcover and ebook formats. Buy the book below, or check your local library!
