Martha Graham : dance on film.
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Tinley Park Public Library - 1st Floor792.8 GRAHAM, MARTHAOn Shelf

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (16 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
1934121843, 9781934121849
UPC
715515025829

Notes

General Note
Booklet includes essay "Martha Graham on Film" by Joan Acocella.
Creation/Production Credits
A dancer's world: edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; music composed and played by Cameron McCosh. Appalachian spring: edited by Eleanor Hamerow ; orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester. Night journey: director of photography, Stanley Meredith ; editor, Miriam Arsham ; orchestra conducted by Robert Irving. 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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Participants/Performers
Appalachian spring: Martha Graham, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Matt Turney, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Miriam Cole.
Participants/Performers
Night journey: Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Akiko Kanda, Carol Payne, Bette Shaler.
Participants/Performers
The dancers: Mimi Cole, Stuart Hodes, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Ether Winter, Yuriko Kikuchi.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
Description
Appalachian spring: a ballet depicting the wedding day of a pioneer couple.
Description
Night journey: Martha Graham's interpretation of the Oedipus legend, depicting the moment of Jocasta's death.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Graham, M., Glushanok, P., Kroll, N., Noguchi, I., Leatherman, L., Rothschild, B. d., Hammid, A., Tatge, C., Lasseur, D., Bloom, C., Schiller, J., Bastien, J., Copland, A., Schuman, W., & Graham, M. (2007). Martha Graham: dance on film ([Full screen].). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martha. Graham et al.. 2007. Martha Graham: Dance On Film. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martha. Graham et al.. Martha Graham: Dance On Film Criterion Collection, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Graham, Martha., et al. Martha Graham: Dance On Film [Full screen]., Criterion Collection, 2007.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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