Movie Description
Night Journey
(1960)Overview
Night Journey, the dance, had its premiere only two and a half years after Appalachian Spring, and it is a close cousin. It too has a stream-of-consciousness narration: Jocasta, as she is about to kill herself, remembering what has happened to her. It too contains soul-delving solos, broken up by ensemble dances. Here, however, the ensemble is a darker element. As the story was taken from Greek tragedy, so the corps is the equivalent of Greek tragedy’s chorus. They tell us how to feel: afraid mostly. In this piece Graham pushed her habitual economy to its limits.
Featured Crew
- Director : Alexander Hammid
- Producer : Nathan Kroll
- Editor : Miriam Arsham
- Cast : Martha Graham,Bertram Ross,Paul Taylor,Helen McGehee,Ethel Winter,Mary Hinkson,Linda Hodes,Akiko Kanda,Carol Payne,Bette Shaler
Cast
Queen Jocasta
King Oedipus
Tiresias
Chorus Leader
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
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Facts
Original TitleNight Journey
Status Released
Release Information
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1960-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 29m
Genres
- Music
- Drama