Description |
2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, black & white and color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (16 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 406 |
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Criterion collection ; 406
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Contents |
Disc one: A dancer's world / 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 ; produced by Nathan Kroll (1957 ; 31 min.) -- Appalachian spring / conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; music as originally scored by Aaron Copland ; setting by Isamu Noguchi ; directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok ; produced by Nathan Kroll ; presented by WQED Pittsburgh in cooperation with National Educational Television and Chatham College (1958 ; 32 min.) -- Version comparison (14 min.) -- Aaron Copland: Arts America (6 min.) -- Night journey / Bethsabee de Rothschild presents ; conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ; music by William Schuman ; settings, Isamu Noguchi ; produced by Nathan Kroll ; directed by Alexander Hammid (1961 ; 29 min.) |
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Disc two: Martha Graham: the dancer revealed / produced by Dominique Lasseur ; directed by Catherine Tatge ; narrated by Claire Bloom ; Tatge/Lasseur Productions ; a co-production of WNET/New York, Cameras Continentales, La Sept/Arte, BBC (1994 ; 55 min.) -- The dancers / producer, Johanna Schiller ; The Criterion Collection (2007 ; 31 min.) -- The Martha Graham technique (1975 ; 15 min.) -- The Company on tour, 1954 / filmed by Joseph Bastien (1954 ; 11 min.) |
Summary |
"One of the great artistic forces of the twentieth century, performer, choreographer, and teacher Martha Graham influenced dance worldwide. Criterion presents a sampling of her stunning craft, all collaborations with television arts-programming pioneer Nathan Kroll. A Dancer's World (1957), narrated by Graham herself, is a glimpse into her class work and methodology. Appalachian Spring (1958) and Night Journey (1961) are two complete Graham ballets, the first a celebration of the American pioneer spirit, scored by Aaron Copland, the second a powerfully physical rendering of the Oedipus myth. These are signature Graham works and tributes to the art of the human body."--Container |
Notes |
Full screen (1.33:1) |
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Title from container |
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Booklet includes essay "Martha Graham on Film" by Joan Acocella |
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Special features (disc 1): Ron Simon on Nathan Kroll [featurette] (12 min.); The editors [featurette] (14 min.); Kroll: in his own words [featurette] (7 min.) |
Credits |
A dancer's world: edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; music composed and played by Cameron McCosh |
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Appalachian spring: edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester |
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Night journey: director of photography, Stanley Meredith ; editor, Miriam Arsham ; orchestra conducted by Robert Irving |
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Martha Graham: the dancer revealed: edited by Tom Hancke ; director of photography, Joel Shapiro ; music director/composer, Jesse Carr. The dancers: editors, Anne Alvergue, Chris Ramey |
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The dancers: editors, Anne Alvergue, Chris Ramey |
Performer |
A dancer's world: Martha Graham, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Gene McDonald, Ellen Siegel, David Wood, Miriam Cole, Lillian Biersteker, Robert Cohan, Ethel Winter, Bertram Ross, Mary Hinkson |
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Appalachian spring: Dancers: Martha Graham, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Matt Turney, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Miriam Cole |
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Night journey: Dancers: Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Akiko Kanda, Carol Payne, Bette Shaler |
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The dancers: Mimi Cole, Stuart Hodes, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Ether Winter, Yuriko Kikuchi |
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The Martha Graham technique: Peter Sparling, Shelley Washington, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Peggy Lyman, Diane Gray, Takako Asakawa, Phyllis Gutelius, Susan McGuire, Elisa Monte, Tim Wengard, David Hatch Walker, Lucinda Mitchell, Eric Newton, Diana Hart, Daniel Maloney |
Notes |
DVD, Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 1.33:1 |
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In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Graham, Martha.
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Martha Graham Dance Company.
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Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
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Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Modern dance -- United States.
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Modern dance -- History -- 20th century.
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Dance -- Performance.
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Music and dance.
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Genre/Form |
Dance television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Television programs
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Television programs
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Television programs
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Dance films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Short films.
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Short films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Biographies.
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Author |
Graham, Martha, choreographer, dancer, narrator, on-screen participant
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Glushanok, Peter, television director
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Kroll, Nathan, television producer
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Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, art director
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Leatherman, LeRoy, contributor
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Rothschild, Bethsabée de, baroness, presenter
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Hammid, Alexander, television director
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Tatge, Catherine, television director
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Lasseur, Dominique, television producer
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Bloom, Claire, 1931- narrator
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Schiller, Johanna, film director
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Bastien, Joseph, contributor
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Cole, Miriam, dancer
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Hodes, Stuart, dancer
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Hinkson, Mary, dancer
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Hodes, Linda Margolies, dancer
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Winter, Ethel, dancer
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Yuriko, 1920- dancer
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McGehee, Helen, dancer
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Container of (work): Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Appalachian spring.
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Container of (work): Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
Night journey (Instrumental work)
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Sept/Vidéo (Firm)
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WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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National Educational Television and Radio Center.
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Chatham College.
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Tatge/Lasseur Productions.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Caméras continentales.
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Association relative à la télévision européenne.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Container of (work): Graham, Martha.
Appalachian spring.
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Container of (work): Graham, Martha.
Night journey.
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ISBN |
1934121843 |
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9781934121849 |
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