Martha Graham

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

Released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection's "Martha Graham: Dance on Film" collection.

Martha Graham Technique Demonstration

Martha Graham narrates as two dancers demonstrate her technique.

Anaïs Nin Observed

In this documentary Anais Nin is shown at work, at home, and talking with and about her influences: D.H. Lawrence, Otto Rank, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Martha Graham, Noguchi, Kenneth Anger, Maya Daren, Edmund Wilson, Lou Andreas-Salome and others.

Night Journey

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.

Appalachian Spring

A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed.

A Dancer's World

A glimpse into the world and methodology of dancer Martha Graham.

Appalachian Spring

A multi-character dance drama

Lamentation

A silent color film of Martha Graham dancing extracts of "Lamentation".

Frontier

A dance piece celebrating western expansion and the american spirit

Heretic

Heretic is a modern dance work by Martha Graham performed to Tetus Breton, an old folk tune from Brittany.