Lamentation (ballet)

Lamentation
Janet Eilber performing Lamentation in the East Room of the White House
ChoreographerMartha Graham
MusicZoltán Kodály
Based onBook of Lamentations
Premiere8 January 1930
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City
GenreModern dance

Lamentation is a modern dance solo choreographed by Martha Graham to Zoltán Kodály's 1910 Piano Piece, Op. 3, No. 2. One of Graham's signature works, it premiered on January 8, 1930 at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in New York City. The performance was part of a concert staged by the Dance Repertory Theatre, a group that included dancer/choreographers Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Helen Tamiris. Their stated goal was "to give annually a season of continuous dance programs which will be representative of the art of dance in America and will give native artists an outlet for their creative work."

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