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Full screen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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laser optical NTSC |
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video file DVD video region 1 |
| Note |
Documentary/performance. |
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"A true pioneer in the world of dance, Martha Graham became an American legend. Breaking with tradition, she was a fearless explorer and a passionate artist. She exemplified the American spirit in its purest form. This DVD contains three complete historic performances by Martha Graham filmed at the peak of her career."--Container. |
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Dances conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham and originally produced as motion pictures in 1957, 1961 & 1958, respectively, by Nathan Kroll for television station WQED, Pittsburgh. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Performer |
A dancer's world: dancers, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Gene McDonald, Ellen Siegel, David Wood, Miriam Cole, Lillian Biersteker, Robert Cohan, Ethel Winter, Bertram Ross, Mary Hinkson. Night journey: dancers, Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Akiko Kanda, Carol Payne, Bette Shaler. Appalachian spring: dancers, Martha Graham, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Matt Turney, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Miriam Cole. |
| Credits |
A dancer's world: film editor, Eleanor Hamerow ; commentary by Martha Graham and Leroy Leatherman ; music composed and played by Cameron McCosh. Night journey: music by William Schuman ; settings, Isamu Noguchi ; director of photography, Stanley Meredith ; editor, Miriam Arsham ; orchestra conducted by Robert Irving. Appalachian spring: music by Aaron Copland ; setting by Isamu Noguchi ; edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester. |
| Note |
Collective title from disc menu. |
| 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. In this 30-minute Peabody Award-winning film, Miss Graham and her company demonstrate the challenge and beauty of expression through movement. Developed during her European and Asian tours, the format of the film -- "exercises de style", as the French call it -- takes us into her dressing room, the studio, and the spirit of dance itself. |
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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"--Container. |
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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"--Container. |
| Contents |
A dancer's world / dances conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok ; produced by Nathan Kroll (1957, 30 min.) -- Night journey / conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; produced by Nathan Kroll ; directed by Alexander Hammid ; Kroll Productions, Inc. (1961, 30 min.) -- Appalachian spring / conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok ; produced by Nathan Kroll (1958, 31 min.). |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Graham, Martha.
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Graham, Martha. |
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Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Choreographers. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
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Dancers. |
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Graham, Martha -- Performances.
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Performances. |
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Martha Graham Dance Company -- Performances.
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Martha Graham Dance Company. |
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Graham, Martha -- Interviews.
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Interviews.
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Modern dance.
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Modern dance. |
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Konstnärlig dans. |
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Documentary television programs.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Television programs.
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Ballet films.
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Ballet films.
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Dance films.
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Dance films.
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Ballet television programs.
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Ballet television programs.
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Dance television programs.
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Dance television programs.
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Television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary television programs.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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Interviews.
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DVD.
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Dance.
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Education.
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| Added Author |
Graham, Martha, choreographer (expression), dancer, commentator.
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Glushanok, Peter, film director, director of photography.
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Kroll, Nathan, film producer.
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Hammid, Alexander, film director.
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Yuriko, 1920-2022, dancer.
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McGehee, Helen, dancer.
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Wood, David, 1925-2002, dancer.
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Cole, Miriam, dancer.
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Biersteker, Lillian, dancer.
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Cohan, Robert, dancer.
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Winter, Ethel, dancer.
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Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003, dancer.
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Hinkson, Mary, dancer.
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Taylor, Paul, 1930-2018, dancer.
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Hodes, Linda Margolies, dancer.
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Kanda, Akiko, dancer.
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Shaler, Bette, dancer.
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Hodes, Stuart, dancer.
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Turney, Matt, dancer.
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Hamerow, Eleanor, film editor.
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Leatherman, LeRoy, commentator.
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McCosh, Cameron, composer (expression), performer.
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Schuman, William, 1910-1992, composer (expression)
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Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, set designer.
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Meredith, Stanley, director of photography.
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Arsham, Miriam, film editor.
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Irving, Robert, 1913-1991, conductor.
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, composer (expression)
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Lester, Eugene, conductor.
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Container of (work): Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
Night journey (Instrumental work)
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Container of (work): Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Appalachian spring.
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Graham, Martha.
Night journey.
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Graham, Martha.
Appalachian spring.
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WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.), production company.
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Kroll Productions, production company.
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Martha Graham Dance Company, performer.
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Kultur International Films, film distributor.
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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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