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Primitive mysteries

Title
Primitive mysteries, [between 1964 and 1985?] / choreography by Martha Graham.
Publication
[not before 1985?]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Graham, Martha
  • Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
  • Palacios, Fernando
  • Yuriko, 1920-2022
  • Asakawa, Takako
  • Eilber, Janet
  • Dakin, Christine
  • Hart-Johnson, Diana
  • Homsey, Bonnie Oda
  • Mitchell, Lucinda
  • Buglisi, Jacqulyn
  • Collins, Mary (Dancer)
  • Filone, Sharon
  • McLain-Smith, Susan
  • Ruddy, Jeanne
  • Trammel, Sally
  • Tyers, Sharon
  • Giovanola, Sophie
  • Teng, Josephine
  • Jones, Helen (Dancer)
  • Horst, Louis
  • Godwin, Dwight
  • Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer
  • Martha Graham Dance Company, donor
Found In
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file) (92 min., 8 sec.) : sound, color and black and white
Summary
A video recording compilation of Primitive mysteries performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company. Following the last Primitive mysteries performance are recordings of Night journey and Satyric festival song from unknown dates.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title from videocassette label.
  • Videocassette label only lists the three performances of Primitive mysteries. The additional dances are not listed.
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Recorded between 1964 and 1985.
Contents
Primitive mysteries / Connecticut College School of Dance archive films ; production and filming by Dwight Godwin ; choreography, Martha Graham ; reconstruction, Martha Graham ; music, Louis Horst (dance by Yuriko and members of the Martha Graham Company)(1964)(starts at 00:00, 22 min.) -- Primitive mysteries / filmed for the Jerome Robbins Film Archive, The Dance Collection, The New York Public Library ; choreographed by Martha Graham ; music by Louis Horst (Janet Eilber with Christine Dakin, Diana Hart, Bonnie Oda Homsey, Lucinda Mitchell, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Mary Collins, Sharon Filone, Susan McLain, Jeanne Ruddy, Sally Trammel, Sharon Tyers, Sophie Giavanola, Josephine Teng, and Helen Jones)(June 13, 1977)(starts at 21:58, 17 min.) -- Primitive mysteries / performance at State Theater ; featuring Takako Asakawa (starts at 39:07, 20 min.) -- Heretic [ending] (starts at 1:00:01, 45 sec.) -- Night journey / performed by Christine Dakin (starts at 1:00:46, 26 min.) -- Satyric festival song / performed by Janet Eilber (starts at 1:27:14, 4 min.).
OCLC
1372346583
Title
Primitive mysteries, [between 1964 and 1985?] / choreography by Martha Graham.
Production
[not before 1985?]
Country of Producing Entity
New York
Playing Time
013208
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Event
Recorded between 1964 and 1985.
Added Author
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Primitive mysteries.
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Night journey.
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Satyric festival song.
Container of (work): Schuman, William, 1910-1992. Night journey (Instrumental work)
Container of (work): Palacios, Fernando. Minuta perversa.
Yuriko, 1920-2022, dancer.
Asakawa, Takako, dancer.
Eilber, Janet, dancer.
Dakin, Christine, dancer.
Hart-Johnson, Diana, dancer.
Homsey, Bonnie Oda, dancer.
Mitchell, Lucinda, dancer.
Buglisi, Jacqulyn, dancer.
Collins, Mary (Dancer), dancer.
Filone, Sharon, dancer.
McLain-Smith, Susan, dancer.
Ruddy, Jeanne, dancer.
Trammel, Sally, dancer.
Tyers, Sharon, dancer.
Giovanola, Sophie, dancer.
Teng, Josephine, dancer.
Jones, Helen (Dancer), dancer.
Horst, Louis, composer.
Godwin, Dwight, filmmaker.
Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.
Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.
Found In:
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Other Form:
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Primitive mysteries. 1 videocassette (92 min., 8 sec.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)528075 (OCoLC)1372346729
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