| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
Dancers: Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor (Night journey) ; Martha Graham, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Matt Turney (Appalachian spring). |
| Summary |
A dancer's world: Martha Graham and the Martha Graham Dance Company perform a series of short dances, interspersed with commentary by Graham and writer Leroy Leatherman. |
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Night journey: Martha Graham's retelling of the legend of Oedipus, danced by Miss Graham as Jocasta, Paul Taylor as Tiresias, and Bertram Ross as Oedipus. |
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Appalachian spring: An American folk tale of a young pioneer, his bride, and a wandering revivalist preacher with a band of followers. The dance tells of the couple's wedding, the building of their home, the preacher's dire sermon, and the woman's gentle blessing as the couple begins a life in the wilderness. |
| Contents |
A dancer's world / dances conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok ; film editor, Eleanor Hamerow ; commentary by Martha Graham and Leroy Leatherman ; music composed and played by Cameron McCosh ; produced by Nathan Kroll (1957, 30 min.) -- Night journey / conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; music by William Schuman ; settings, Isamu Noguchi ; produced by Nathan Kroll ; directed by Alexander Hammid ; director of photography, Stanley Meredith ; editor, Miriam Arsham ; orchestra conducted by Robert Irving (1961, 30 min.) -- Appalachian spring / conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; music by Aaron Copland ; setting by Isamu Noguchi ; directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok ; edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester ; produced by Nathan Kroll (1958, 31 min.). |
| Credits |
Photographed by Peter Glushanok (Dancer's, Appalachian), Stanley Meredith (Night) ; editor, Eleanor Hamerow (Dancer's, Appalachian), Miriam Arsham (Night) ; music by Cameron McCosh (Dancer's), William Schuman (Night), Aaron Copland (Appalachian) ; settings by Isamu Noguchi (Night, Appalachian). |
| Language |
In English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Graham, Martha.
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Ballet.
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Modern dance.
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| Genre/Form |
Dance films.
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Ballet films.
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| Added Author |
Kroll, Nathan.
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Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003
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Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018
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Hodes, Stuart.
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Turney, Matt.
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Glushanok, Peter.
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Hamerow, Eleanor.
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Leatherman, LeRoy.
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McCosh, Cameron.
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Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988.
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Hammid, Alexander.
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Arsham, Miriam.
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Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.
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Lester, Eugene.
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Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
Night journey (Instrumental work)
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Appalachian spring.
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Kultur International Films.
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Graham, Martha.
Appalachian spring
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Graham, Martha.
Night journey
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| Added Title |
Dancer's world.
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| ISBN |
0769711774 |
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9780769711775 |
| Standard No. |
032031117792 |
| Music No. |
D1177 Kultur |
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