Name: Free Masterclass with Martha Graham Dance Company Rehearsal Director, Ben Schultz
Start: 2026-01-31T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Playhouse Square

Free Masterclass with Martha Graham Dance Company Rehearsal Director, Ben Schultz

Enjoy a free modern dance class with Martha Graham Dance Company Rehearsal Director, Ben Schultz in the Green Rehearsal Hall at Playhouse Square!
The class will take place Saturday, January 31 from 10 - 11:30 am and will start with a warmup, progress to moving across the floor, and end with students learning movement sections from Graham works! Open to intermediate and advanced dancers ages 14 and up.
About the Instructor:
Ben Schultz joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2009 and serves as rehearsal director for the company. He’s danced lead roles including King Hades in Clytemnestra, Jason in Cave of the Heart, and Shaman in The Rite Of Spring. He premiered Martha Graham’s work in Russia performing Errand into the Maze with prima ballerina Diana Vishneva at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg. He’s also performed with Buglisi Dance Theater, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, and The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. Currently he’s on staff at both The Martha Graham School and The Alvin Ailey School teaching the Martha Graham technique for pre professional students and divisions.