附註:Documentary/performance.
"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.
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.
Collective title from disc menu.
家用版.
摘要: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. , 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. , 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.
