Graham 100 Madrid
[ MARCH 5-8 2026 ]
Madrid 2026
📍C. de Pradillo, 12, Chamartín, 28002 Madrid
ABOUT THE LEVELS
Beginner: for dancers with no experience or very little experience in the Martha Graham Technique. This level is an accessible introduction to the technique and creative work of Martha Graham.
Inter-Advanced: for dancers with previous experience in the Martha Graham Technique, from solid intermediate to advanced level. In this level, students are expected to know the core principles, main series, and vocabulary of the technique.
Minimum age 15 years old - No maximum age
GRAHAM TECHNIQUE
The Graham Technique is a foundational pillar of modern dance and remains one of the most precise, demanding, and expressive movement systems developed to date.
Through principles such as contraction and release, spirals, opposition, breath, and weight, dancers develop strength, clarity, musicality, and emotional integrity. These tools have shaped generations of artists and influenced major companies and institutions worldwide, including Batsheva Dance Company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Ballet Nacional de México, and many others.
Creative Workshop
Creativity sits at the heart of the Martha Graham work and its dissemination across pedagogic and performance contexts. The Creative Workshop gives the teacher full artistic freedom to work through the lens of Graham’s philosophy and creative process, exploring how to physicalize, embody and share themes and narratives with intention, honesty and power.
Classes Schedule
9h30–11h30 Technique – Beginner level
11h45–13h45 Creative workshop – Beginner level
14h30–16h30 Técnica – Inter-advanced level
16h45–18h45 Creative workshop – Inter-advanced level
19h30 Evento
Sunday
9h30–11h30 Technique – Beginner level
11h30–13h30 Creative workshop/Showing – Beginner level (13h15: Student Showing)
13h30–15h30 Técnica – Inter-advanced level
15h30–17h30 Creative workshop/Showing – Inter-advanced level (17h15: Student Showing)
In parallel with the intensive, Graham For Europe proposes a series of events designed to contextualise the work and expand the experience beyond the studio.
Together, we honour 100 years of one of the most influential movement languages in modern dance and the European community that keeps it alive today.
FACULTY
Tancredo Tavarez
Born in the Dominican Republic, he began his dance training in 1984 under the guidance of Eduardo Villanueva. In 1988 he moved to Mexico on a full pedagogical scholarship at the Ballet Nacional de México, and subsequently received a full scholarship to the Martha Graham School, where he later joined the Martha Graham Ensemble (now Graham 2).
In 1989 he was invited to join the Martha Graham Dance Company, performing major works of the Graham repertory until 1993. Following an injury, he transitioned to teaching and was invited to join the faculties of the Martha Graham School, the Alvin Ailey School, the Actors Studio, PPAS, and Lehman College (CUNY).
Based in Paris since 1997, Tancredo has taught internationally and was a faculty member at the Conservatoire du Grand Avignon and at Rudra Béjart until 2021. He currently works in Paris as a freelance Graham Technique teacher and personal trainer.
Marzia Memoli
From Palermo, Italy, joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2016. Her repertoire with the Company includes Graham’s The Rite of Spring as the Chosen One, El Penitente, Chronicle, The Princess in Cave of the Heart, Satyric Festival Song, Diversion of Angels, Act of Light, Deep Song.
She performed works by Hofesh Shechter, Elisa Monte "Treading", Bobbi Jean Smith, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Maxine Doyle, Pam Tanowitz, Sonya Tayeh, Lar Lubovitch, Andrea Miller, Jamar Roberts and recently with Benjamin Millepied in Paris.
In 2022 she performed for Twyla Tharp in "In the Upper Room" and "Nine Sinatra Songs" at New York City Center. During the 24/25 season, Memoli joined Twyla Tharp for her “60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee” tour performing nationwide.
Memoli is a recent recipient of the Fini International Rising Star Award.
Carolina Márquez
Graduated from the Teacher Training Program at the Martha Graham School. She taught in international schools and universities such as New York Theatre Ballet, Webster University, Washington University, COCA and San Diego Ballet. Carolina has been working for years to maintain the legacy of Martha Graham in Spain. She organized courses and workshops of Graham Technique(™) in Madrid with former Principals Marnie Thomas and David Chase. In 2015, she got the temporary right to perform the piece "Dark meadow". In 2017, she organized the first Graham Teacher Workshop with Marnie Thomas at the Dance Conservatory in Málaga.
Co-director of the C-Art Dance company, together with composer Carmen G. Jara.
Esteban Aranda Rodriguez
Holds a degree in Dance from the Instituto de Artes de la UAEH (Mexico), and graduated from the Centro Nacional de Danza Contemporánea. Since 2010, he has been conducting continuous research on the Graham Technique, focusing on the transmission of its technical and expressive principles, as well as their application to processes of body memory and creative practice.
Between 2019 and 2021, he worked in Rome with CR Dance Company as a teacher and project coordinator within the Tecniche di Danza Moderna program, under the mentorship of Christine Dakin. Since 2022, he has served as Artistic Advisor, Technical Director, and General Coordinator of Graham For Europe.
He has taught workshops and classes in Bolivia, Mexico, Italy, Spain, and France, developing a pedagogical practice focused on sustaining Graham’s legacy, and its projection in contemporary training and research contexts.
FREE EVENTS MARCH 2026
TEATRO PRADILLO
C. de Pradillo, 12, Chamartín, 28002 Madrid
Thursday – Context & Resources (19h30-20h30)
An evening dedicated to talks and discussions on Graham pedagogy, historical perspectives and the development and transmission of the technique within Latin American and European contexts.
Friday – Immersive Experience (19h30-20h30)
An immersive evening featuring photography and visual art related to the Graham legacy as well as in situ performances by members of the Graham For Europe community and engaging with the notion of archives.
- Andante (4:40 mins) performed by Naty Gimenez & Lori
The Andante woman represents a more youthful energy, filled with hope and excitement for life, while this “new energy” embodies a sense of calm, wisdom, and strength, providing stability as the Andante woman prepares to face a new path on her own.
Saturday – Performances “Modern Dance & the Spanish War” (19h30-21h)
- “Deep Song” (7 mins) Martha Graham. Performed by Martha Graham Dance company member Marzia Memoli , followed by a Q&A with the artist.
Deep Song is Martha Graham’s visceral choreographic outcry against the Spanish Civil War, turning Spain’s tragedy into a universal expression of human anguish. - “Life is bigger” (40 mins) Performed by Alberto García. Life is Bigger is a performative lecture in which Alberto García narrates a peculiar and little-known historical period. During the Spanish Civil War, the leading figures of American Modern Dance dedicated themselves to supporting the Republican cause. They performed numerous recitals to raise funds with 17 choreographers, including Martha Graham and José Limón, creating 20 pieces. These pieces consisted of themes that paid tribute to the resistance of the Spanish people against fascism.
Sunday – Student Showing
Informal showing of material developed during the Creative Workshops, offering participants the opportunity to share their process and artistic voice within a supportive framework.
GRAHAM FOR EUROPE celebrates #100YearsOfGraham
12 months. 12 events. 12 countries.
To mark the centennial of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Graham For Europe joins its partners across Europe in a Special Edition of 12 Intensives, taking place throughout the continent in 2026.
Developed in dialogue with artists and institutions throughout Europe, these intensives offer spaces for rigorous technical training, creative exploration, and cultural exchange. Led and organized by internationally recognised teachers, and researchers, they connect Martha Graham’s legacy with contemporary practice and today’s artistic realities.
Together, we honour 100 years of one of the most influential movement languages in modern dance and the European community that keeps it alive today.
FOR ANY INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROJECT, DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT US AT: CONTACT@GRAHAMFOREUROPE.COM