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Cortege of eagles

Title: Cortege of eagles, [1969-1985?] / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company ; choreography by Martha Graham.
Publication: [not before 1985?]

Details

Additional Authors

Found In

Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.

Description

1 online resource (1 video file) (103 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color

Summary

A video recording compilation of Cortege of eagles performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company. The first recording was one part of a larger professionally released production. The second recording is a 1985 stage performance at the New York State Theatre. The third recording is unknown but appears to also be performed at the State Theatre and is likely from 1985.

Genre/Form

Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.

Note

Title from videocassette label.
Videocassette label only lists two dances but three are on the recording.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

Choreography by Martha Graham ; costumes by Martha Graham ; original lighting by Jean Rosenthal ; set by Isamu Noguchi ; music by Eugene Lester.

Performer (note)

Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Event (note)

Recorded between 1969 and 1985.

Contents

Film with Martha Graham / Hecuba: Martha Graham ; Andromache: Mary Hinkson ; Helen: Matt Turney ; Charon: William Louther ; Hector: Robert Cohan ; Achilles: Bertram Ross ; Priam: Moss Cohen ; Polydorus: Robert Powell ; Paris: Clive Thompson ; Astyanax: Lar Roberson ; Polyxena: Helen McGehee ; Polymnestor: Bertram Ross ; The Chorus: Noemi Lapzeson, Takako Asakawa, Dawn Suzuki, Yuriko Kimura, Diane Gray ; The Warriors: Clive Thompson, Moss Cohen, Robert Dodson, Kenneth Pearl, Hugh Appet (1969)(starts at 00:00, 34 min.) -- State Theatre performance / features Peggy Lyman and Janet Eilber (1985)(starts at 33:57, 34 min.) -- State Theatre performance [?] / (1985?)(starts at 1:08:14, 34 min.).

OCLC

1375588626

Title

Cortege of eagles, [1969-1985?] / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company ; choreography by Martha Graham.

Production

[not before 1985?]

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

014304

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Credits

Choreography by Martha Graham ; costumes by Martha Graham ; original lighting by Jean Rosenthal ; set by Isamu Noguchi ; music by Eugene Lester.

Cast

Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Event

Recorded between 1969 and 1985.

Added Author

Graham, Martha, choreographer, costume designer, dancer.

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Cortege of eagles.

Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969, lighting designer.

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, set designer.

Lester, Eugene, composer.

Hinkson, Mary, dancer.

Turney, Matt, dancer.

Louther, William, dancer.

Cohan, Robert, dancer.

Ross, Bertram, 1920-2003, dancer.

Cohen, Moss, dancer.

Powell, Robert (Dancer), dancer.

Roberson, Lar, dancer.

McGehee, Helen, dancer.

Lapzeson, Noemi, 1940- dancer.

Asakawa, Takako, dancer.

Suzuki, Dawn, dancer.

Kimura, Yuriko (Dancer), dancer.

Gray, Diane, 1941- dancer.

Thompson, Clive, 1935- dancer.

Dodson, Robert, dancer.

Pearl, Kenneth, dancer.

Appet, Hugh, dancer.

Lyman, Peggy, dancer.

Eilber, Janet, dancer.

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): Cortege of eagles. 1 videocassette (103 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)529692 (OCoLC)1375588591

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