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Title:
Martha Graham : dance on film
Alternate title:
Dance on film
Added Title:
Dancer's world.

Appalachian spring.

Night journey.

Martha Graham, the dancer revealed.
Series Number:
406.
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.
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
General Note:
Release date: Sep. 18, 2007.

Special features: "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 Copland 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 demonstration by Graham's company, narrated by Graham; footage of Graham's company from a 1954 European tour.
Edition:
Fullscreen ed.
Contents:
A dancer's world

Appalachian spring

Night journey
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet.
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Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Publication Date:
2007
ISBN:
9781934121849
Publication Information:
[United States] : Criterion Collection, c2007.
Call Number:
DVD 792.8 MARTHA
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