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Three dances by Martha Graham

Title: Three dances by Martha Graham, October 29, 1992 / with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris ; narrated by Kathleen Turner ; a Caméras Continentales La Sept Theatre and Music Department Guillaume Gronier co-production in association with Thirteen/WNET.
Publication: 1992.

Details

Additional Authors

Found In

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

Description

1 online resource (1 video file) (58 min., 46 sec.) : sound, color

Summary

A video recording of a stage performance of Steps in the street from Chronicle, El penitente, and Maple leaf rag by the Martha Graham Dance Company. The program begins with an introduction to Martha Graham and her impact on the dance community. Before each dance, there is a short explanation for the piece. Following the recording there are approximately ten minutes of unrelated residual television programming.

Uniform Title

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Dance in America.

Alternative Title

3 by Graham at Paris Opera

Subjects

Genre/Form

Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.

Note

Originally broadcast as part of the Great Performances Dance in America series.
The footage was originally captured during the company's performance at the Opéra de Paris in 1991 and used to create a longer program titled Five dances by Martha Graham.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

Producer: Christopher Herrmann ; Director: Peter Mumford.

Event (note)

Footage captured at the Opéra de Paris in Paris, France in 1991.
Broadcast on October 29, 1992.

Contents

Steps in the street / music: Wallingford Riegger ; costumes: Martha Graham ; lighting: David Finley (performed by Denise Vale, Camille Brown, Kathy Buccellato, Joyce Herring, Laura Jiminez, Debra Kantor, Theresa Maldonado, Miki Orihara, Maxine Sherman, Daniela Stasi, Kim Stroud, Myra Woodruff (starts at 05:03, 7 min.) -- El Penitente / music: Louis Horst ; costumes: Martha Graham ; sets: Isamu Noguchi ; lighting: Jean Rosenthal (Penitent: Kenneth Topping ; Christ figure: Pascal Rioult ; Mary: Joyce Herring)(starts at 13:25, 19 min.) -- Maple leaf rag / music: Scott Joplin ; costumes: Calvin Klein ; lighting: David Finley ; pianist/arrangement: Christopher Landriau (performed by Terese Capucilli, Camille Brown, Kathy Buccellato, Joyce Herring, Laura Jiminez, Theresa Maldonado, Miki Orihara, Maxine Sherman, Daniela Stasi, Kim Stroud, Denise Vale, Myra Woodruff, Floyd Flynn, Lyndon Branaugh, Mario Camacho, Duane Cyrus, Peter London, Pascal Rioult, Tancredo Tavares, Kenneth Topping, Young-Ha Yoo)(starts at 33:06, 14 min.).

OCLC

1375591827

Title

Three dances by Martha Graham, October 29, 1992 / with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris ; narrated by Kathleen Turner ; a Caméras Continentales La Sept Theatre and Music Department Guillaume Gronier co-production in association with Thirteen/WNET.

Production

1992.

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

005846

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Credits

Producer: Christopher Herrmann ; Director: Peter Mumford.

Event

Footage captured at the Opéra de Paris in Paris, France in 1991.

Broadcast on October 29, 1992.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Chronicle. Steps in the street.

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Penitente.

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Maple leaf rag.

Container of (work): Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961. New dance. Finale; arranged.

Container of (work): Horst, Louis. Penitente.

Container of (work): Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Elite syncopations.

Container of (work): Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Bethena.

Container of (work): Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Maple leaf rag.

Landriau, Chris, 1963- arranger, musician.

Finley, David, lighting designer.

Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969, lighting designer.

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, set designer.

Klein, Calvin, 1942- costume designer.

Flynn, Floyd, dancer.

Branaugh, Lyndon, dancer.

Camacho, Mario, dancer.

Cyrus, Duane, dancer.

London, Peter, 1960- dancer.

Tavares, Tancredo, dancer.

Yoo, Young-Ha, dancer.

Topping, Kenneth, dancer.

Rioult, Pascal, dancer.

Capucilli, Terese, dancer.

Vale, Denise, dancer.

Brown, Camille, dancer.

Buccellato, Kathy, dancer.

Herring, Joyce, dancer.

Jimenez, Laura (Dancer), dancer.

Kantor, Debra (Dancer), dancer.

Maldonado, Theresa, dancer.

Orihara, Miki, dancer.

Sherman, Maxine, dancer.

Stasi, Daniela, dancer.

Stroud, Kim, dancer.

Woodruff, Myra, dancer.

Turner, Kathleen, 1954- narrator.

Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.

Opéra de Paris, event place.

Opéra de Paris. Orchestre, musician.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company.

Caméras continentales, production company.

Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.

Added Title

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Dance in America.

Found In:

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

Other Form:

Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Three dances by Martha Graham. 1 videocassette (58 min., 46 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)529563 (OCoLC)1375591718

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