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Dancer-choreographer Pearl Lang recalls her years as a member of and later a guest artist with the Martha Graham Dance Company, including the roles she created or inherited from Graham. Turning to her own choreography, she discusses one of its major currents, based on Hebraic literature and traditio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
Other Authors: Chladek, James (Director), Mahoney, Billie (Producer, Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Kansas City, MO : Dance On Video, 1989.
Series:Dance in video, volume 2
Subjects:
Graham, Martha.
Lang, Pearl, > 1921-2009 > Interviews.
Choreography.
Dancers > Interviews.
Internet videos.
Television interviews.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Dancer-choreographer Pearl Lang recalls her years as a member of and later a guest artist with the Martha Graham Dance Company, including the roles she created or inherited from Graham. Turning to her own choreography, she discusses one of its major currents, based on Hebraic literature and traditions. As an example, a brief excerpt from her Song of Deborah is screened. She also discusses her work on a film version of The possessed, performed by herself, William Carter, Alexander Minz, and others.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.)
Playing Time:00:28:00