Works & Process presents ‘In the Folds of Her Purple’ by Xin Ying

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.

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.

Onassis ONX, the Onassis Foundation’s global platform for art and advanced technologies, supports genre-defying new media and immersive projects through studios in Athens and New York. Acting as a catalyst for digital culture, it fosters innovative creators and strengthens networks across concept, development, presentation, and distribution.

Ying’s new work In the Folds of Her Purple 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.

Tickets for In the Folds of Her Purple start at $25 and can be purchased here.

Xin Ying, In the Folds of Her Purple, Image courtesy Michelle Tabnick PR