Daniella kallmeyer's designs dance onstage at martha graham's 100th

When Daniella Kallmeyer's Roma gown from her pre-fall 2026 collection hit the Martha Graham School stage, it marked a stunning full-circle moment for the young designer who once attended a summer dance intensive there. Last night, at the Martha Graham Dance Company's 100th Anniversary Gala, Xin Ying and Lloyd Knight wore two custom Kallmeyer creations to perform a special excerpt from O Thou Desire Who Art About to Sing at the New York Public Library.

Dancing on her own terms

The flowing burgundy dresses, designed with Kallmeyer's signature mix of built-in support and dramatic draping, were transformed from the original gowns to leotard and cummerbund ensembles specifically for the performance.