Contributor
Graham, Martha.
Edition Statement:Full screen edition
Imprint:[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Description2 videodisc ( 93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Note:Release date Sept. 18, 2007
Note:"Martha Graham, the dancer revealed." a 1994 documentary produced for PBS 's American masters series ; a comparison of Appalachian Spring with an archival performance, by dance critic and historian Deborah Jowitt ; excerpts from a television pilot of Aaron Copeland discussing his work on Appalachian Spring ; a visual essay on working with Graham, narrated by Nathan Kroll ; interview with Museum of Television and Radio curator, Ron Simon, discussing Kroll's work and legacy ; new interviews with the films editors ; new interviews with 6 dancers from the films ; excerpts from a 1975 filmed technique demonstratyion by Graham's company, narrated by Graham ; footage of Graham's company from a 1954 European tour.
Note: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 Jocaasta's death.
Note : PerformerAppalachian Spring: Martha Graham, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Matt Tturney, 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, Better Shaler.
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