Martha Graham : dance on film

The Resource Martha Graham : dance on film
Label
Martha Graham : dance on film
Title remainder
dance on film
Title variation
Dance on film
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • A dancer's world: Martha Graham discusses the dancer as a creative artist, as members of her dance company illustrate her theories in a dance choreographed by Miss Graham. Woven into the movements of the dance are all the basic techniques required by the modern dancer
  • Appalachian spring: a ballet depicting the wedding day of a pioneer couple
  • Night journey: Martha Graham's interpretation of the Oedipus legend, depicting the moment of Jocasta's death
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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
A dancer's world: edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; music composed and played by Cameron McCosh. Appalachian spring: edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester. Night journey: director of photography, Stanley Meredith ; editor, Miriam Arsham ; orchestra conducted by Robert Irving. Martha Graham: the dancer revealed: edited by Tom Hancke ; director of photography, Joel Shapiro ; music director/composer, Jesse Carr. The dancers: editors, Anne Alvergue, Chris Ramey
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English
PerformerNote
  • A dancer's world: Martha Graham, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Gene McDonald, Ellen Siegel, David Wood, Miriam Cole, Lillian Biersteker, Robert Cohan, Ethel Winter, Bertram Ross, Mary Hinkson
  • Appalachian spring: Martha Graham, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Matt Turney, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Miriam Cole
  • Night journey: Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Akiko Kanda, Carol Payne, Bette Shaler
  • The dancers: Mimi Cole, Stuart Hodes, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Ether Winter, Yuriko Kikuchi
  • The Martha Graham technique: Peter Sparling, Shelley Washington, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Peggy Lyman, Diane Gray, Takako Asakawa, Phyllis Gutelius, Susan McGuire, Elisa Monte, Tim Wengard, David Hatch Walker, Lucinda Mitchell, Eric Newton, Diana Hart, Daniel Maloney
Runtime
93
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
406
Technique
live action

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