Finally, maybe a plan to rescue the Martha Graham Dance Company, which went out of business in May. The company “is poised to reopen in temporary quarters as soon as January with a fresh infusion of private contributions and a promise of a $750,000 capital grant from the state senator from its home district. The state contribution comes with strings; the dance center cannot get the money unless it raises $750,000 in private donations for operating expenses. – New York Times