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Primitive mysteries ; Cave [excerpt] ; Phaedra's dream

Title
Primitive mysteries ; Cave [excerpt] ; Phaedra's dream, [between 1984 and 1994?] / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at State Theater in New York, NY ; choreography by Martha Graham.
Publication
[between 1984 and 1994?]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Graham, Martha.
  • Crumb, George.
  • Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
  • Horst, Louis
  • Emmons, Beverly
  • Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969
  • Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
  • Halston, 1932-1990
  • Okamoto, Rika (Dancer)
  • Dakin, Christine
  • Morin, Jean-Louis, 1954-1995
  • White, George, Jr.
  • Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.
  • State Theater, event place.
  • Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.
Found In
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file) (43 min., 49 sec.) : sound, color
Summary
A video recording of a stage performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company. The two main dances captured are Primitive mysteries and Phaedra's dream. The Cave of the heart excerpt is only a few minutes long.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title supplied by videocassette label.
  • Videocassette lists first dance as 1984 and final dance as 1994. They may be from a single performance, however, and likely in 1984.
  • Production credits from the program files in the Martha Graham Dance Company records.
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Event (note)
  • Recorded at State Theater in New York, NY between 1984 and 1994.
Contents
Primitve mysteries / choreography by Martha Graham ; costumes by Martha Graham ; original lighting by Beverly Emmons ; music by Louis Horst (featuring Rika Okamoto)(starts at 00:00, 20 min.) -- Cave of the heart [excerpt] / choreography by Martha Graham ; costumes by Martha Graham ; original lighting by Jean Rosenthal ; set by Isamu Noguchi ; music by Samuel Barber (starts at 20:53, 2 min.) -- Phaedras' dream / choreography by Martha Graham ; costumes by Halston ; set by Isamu Noguchi ; music by George Crumb (performed by Christine Dakin, Jean-Louis Morin, George White, Jr.)(starts at 23:50, 19 min.).
OCLC
1372502034
Title
Primitive mysteries ; Cave [excerpt] ; Phaedra's dream, [between 1984 and 1994?] / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at State Theater in New York, NY ; choreography by Martha Graham.
Production
[between 1984 and 1994?]
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
004349
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Cast
Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Event
Recorded at State Theater in New York, NY between 1984 and 1994.
Added Author
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Primitive mysteries.
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Cave of the heart. Selections.
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Phaedra's dream.
Container of (work): Crumb, George. Lux aeterna.
Container of (work): Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Medea. Selections.
Horst, Louis, composer.
Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.
Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969, lighting designer.
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, set designer.
Halston, 1932-1990, costume designer.
Okamoto, Rika (Dancer), dancer.
Dakin, Christine, dancer.
Morin, Jean-Louis, 1954-1995, dancer.
White, George, Jr., dancer.
Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.
State Theater, event place.
Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.
Found In:
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Other Form:
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Primitive mysteries ; Cave [excerpt] ; Phaedra's dream. 1 videocassette (43 min., 49 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)529869 (OCoLC)1372501986
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