Martha Graham : dance on film /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Martha Graham Dance Company, Janus Films, WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Graham, Martha, Schiller, Johanna, Kroll, Nathan, Glushanok, Peter, Leatherman, LeRoy, Hodes, Stuart, Ross, Bertram, 1920-, Turney, Matt, Hammid, Alexander, Taylor, Paul, Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, Schuman, William, 1910-1992
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Edition:Fullscreen ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 406.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • A dancer's world / Janus Films ; WQED, the Metropolitan Pittsburgh educational television station presents Martha Graham and her dance company ; dances conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok ; commentary by Martha Graham and LeRoy Leatherman ; music composed and played by Cameron McCosh ; produced by Nathan Kroll (31 min. ; 1957).
  • Appalachian spring / Janus Films ; 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 ; presented by WQED Pittsburgh in cooperation with National Educational Television and Chatham College (32 min. ; 1958).
  • Night journey / Janus Films ; [presented by} Bathsabee de Rothschild ; conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; music by William Schuman ; settings, Isamu Noguchi ; produced by Nathan Kroll ; directed by Alexander Hammid ; orchestra conducted by Robert Irving (29 min. ; 1961).