“Errand into the Maze,” “Cave of the Heart,” “Cave”
Ted Shawn Theater
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Becket, Massachusetts
Friday, August 18, 2023
by Gay Morris
copyright ©2023 by Gay Morris
Martha Graham was at the height of her creative and performing powers when, in the 1940s, she began to make dances based on Greek myths. The Graham company offered two of these works at Jacob’s Pillow last week: "Errand into the Maze" (1947) and "Cave of the Heart" (1946). In keeping with the company’s current strategy of including contemporary works in the repertory, Israeli choreographer Hofesh "Shechter’s Cave "(2022) rounded out the program.
Photo: Martha Graham Dance Company in Hofesh Shechter's "Cave."