Graham Troupe Ends Operations

The Martha Graham Dance Company and its dance school will cease operations due to long-standing financial troubles that left the group with no funds to operate.

The company was named after its founder, Martha Graham, a pioneering dancer and choreographer who died at age 96 in 1991.

The 71-year-old dance company sold its primary asset -- the New York building that housed its school and studios -- early last year, in an effort to pay off debts and keep