A new work by Verb Ballets dancer, Antonio Morillo, was selected by the Martha Graham Company for the Next@Graham Studio Series. The company will debut the work on January 4, 2017 at 8:00pm at the Graham Studio Theater in NYC. Six other national companies and Graham Alumni, Pascal Rioult/RIOULT Dance NY will appear on the program. Morillo's new work is titled Pieces of Yearning and in it he explores relating the environment to movement development. The work will premiere at Next@Graham from two cities integrating Verb dancers in Cleveland with Verb dancers performing live at the Graham Studio Theater. This is Morillo's first season with Verb Ballets. Morillo has performed with the Patel Conservatory's Next Generation Ballet as well as Tampa City Ballet. Morillo is overjoyed to have had his piece selected by the Martha Graham Company. Verb Ballets is honored to have performed Martha Graham repertory and to return to The Martha Graham Studio Series as part of the Graham Family. Watch performance live on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 8:00PM at http://facebook.com/MarthaGrahamDanceCompany. ###