... MARTHA GRAHAM confessed that she was taking a risk in offering a work about Mary Queen of Scots to the British public, but she need not have worried for Episodes (a revival from the 1959 production) is a model of elegant and decorous taste which tells the saga of Mary's tragic life through a series of sym bolic episodes. It is a sombre piece to music by Webem with a rich array of mainly ...

... Martha Graham Dance Company COVENT GARDEN FLUID STRENGTH, tempered with discipline and economy of style are the hallmarks of the Martha Graham Dance Company, and these, together with rich music and designs. and brilliant lighting, are to be found in abundance during the company's season at the Royal Opera House. Choreography is by Graham herself, and at the Gala opening last week the Grand ...

... Dancework BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE THE PROGRAMME which Dance-work presented recently at Battersea Arts Centre provided five works in a short but quietly enjoyable evening. The five dancers rely on no gimmicks to make their mark, but they present themselves as an honest, inventive and hard-working team. Stuart Hopps' The Check Up was decidedly droll. Christine Juffs played a tense, bustling and ...