Works & Process presents a first look at In the Folds of Her Purple by Xin Ying, set for Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 7PM at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10128. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/guggenheim/3515/event/1451931.

Martha Graham Dance Company principal dancer and interdisciplinary artist Xin Ying, a leading voice at the intersection of dance, technology and digital archive, presents excerpts from her new work, In the Folds of Her Purple, created and choreographed by Ying and developed in partnership with Onassis ONX and PS21. Ying reimagines Martha Graham’s iconic solo Lamentation through a series of experimental media environments. The performance unfolds in three parts: Janet Eilber opens with a solo that transforms the iconic purple tube into responsive projected media; Lloyd Knight follows in a solo set to music by Myles Potters, performing in dialogue with volumetric imagery created by Alan Winslow; and the evening concludes with a contemporary duet performed by Amanda Moreira and Jai Perez, set to music by Bárbara Moreira, featuring the interactive video installation Time Mirror V by David Wallace Haskins. Media and lighting design is by Timothy Kelly. Xin Ying joins a moderated discussion and excerpts are performed.

This Works & Process commission has received Works & Process Residencies at Onassis ONX and PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance (2025).

Works & Process Lead Donors

Lead funding provided by Adam and Abigail Flatto, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Caroline M. Sharp, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and Eugene and Jean Stark.

Additional support provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Jeff and Susan Campbell, Cate Caruso, Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Paul Cronson, Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen, Lucy and Philip Dobrin, Elizabeth Sharp Edens and Wes Edens, The Fanwood Foundation, Bart Friedman and Wendy Stein, Agnes Gund, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Barbara Ritchin, Denise and Andrew Saul, and Randall Sharp.

Works & Process is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

About Works & Process

Championing performing artists and their creative process at each step from studio to stage, Works & Process produces fully funded residencies and presents events that go behind the scenes, blending artist discussion and performance highlights. Works & Process events transcend the proscenium, encouraging audiences to spectate and participate beyond the stage, and culminate in receptions in the Guggenheim rotunda to continue the conversation.

Works & Process produces over 25 creative residencies annually. Expanding from our bubble residency program created during the COVID-19 pandemic, Works & Process now has a network of over a dozen partners in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. In over 100 Works & Process residencies, supporting over 1,000 artists, incubated works have been recognized with awards and grants, and have toured nationally—and internationally with the U.S. State Department. These out-of-town residencies provide 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, access to health insurance enrollment, industry-leading artist fees, and a transportation stipend to facilitate uninterrupted creative process.

Beyond the Guggenheim, we also partner with organizations across New York, including 92NY and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division. During the summer, we curate and present free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West and City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage.

Works and Process, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 13-3592291

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About Onassis ONX

Onassis ONX is the Onassis Foundation’s global platform for art and advanced technologies. As a catalyst for digital cultures, Onassis ONX supports genre-defying new media and immersive projects while also bolstering a network of institutions and industries ready to respond to new forms of creative expression. The platform is dedicated to elevating innovative creators across concept, development, presentation, and distribution through its studios in Athens and New York. Such a holistic engagement throughout the creative process enables world building at the frontiers of AI, immersive, spatial computing, gaming, and other emergent time-based media, fostering innovative works that meaningfully engage with audiences around the world.

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