After the Flood, Drying Off the Classics and Letting Them Fly

"Hurricane Sandy was hard on the Martha Graham Dance Company. In the West Village basement where most of its sets and costumes were stored, floodwaters nearly reached the ceiling."

"No sets (or — sacrilege — new sets) is an idea worth trying. Recruiting fine young dancers like PeiJu Chien-Pott and Abdiel Jacobsen is the best strategy of all."