After two years of not performing, she recently had her first rehearsal of Appalachian Spring.

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This season, Crockett will perform in Appalachian Spring, Martha Graham's legendary collaboration with composer Aaron Copland.

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"We've always said that if someone is going to do 'Appalachian Spring' in black leather, it should be us, " said Ms. Eilber, referring to Graham's dramatic 1944 work of Americana set to music by Aaron Copland.

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