World Premiere
Martha Graham Dance Company
October 30, 1944
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Cast:
Martha Graham (The Bride)
Erick Hawkins (The Husband)
May O’Donnell (The Pioneering Woman)
Merce Cunningham (The Revivalist)
ABT Premiere
In the American Grain, a gala performance to benefit ABT’s School of Classical Ballet and Martha Graham’s School of Contemporary Dance
June 1, 1989
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Cast:
Christine Dakin (The Bride)
Ricardo Bustamante (The Husband)
Martine van Hamel (The Pioneering Woman)
Steve Rooks (The Revivalist)