Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file) (89 min., 3 sec.) : sound, color
Summary
A video recording of a press conference held at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance on December 6, 1983 to announce the upcoming events for the Martha Graham Dance Company tribute year. Ron Protas makes the introductory remarks to the press conference and gives highlights of the upcoming year including the company performing at the Paris Opera House on January 23, 1984 with Rudolf Nureyev performing in Phaedra's dream, opening the season at the New York State Theater on February 28, 1984 with the world premiere of Martha Graham's Rite of Spring, and two new associations beginning that year with PanAm airlines and UCLA. Lee Traub, the president of the board of trustees reads a letter from the dean of the college of fine arts at UCLA about the establishment of the Martha Graham institute at the school. Peter Sheahan of PanAm reads a statement from their chairman of the board, Mr. C.E. Acker, about their upcoming partnership including the transport of the company for their Paris performance in January. Martha Graham answers questions from the press regarding the upcoming programs, Nureyev's participation in Phaedra's dream, the new interpretation of Rite of spring to Stravinsky's score, the evolution of the dancer, and the inclusion of Florence in the European tour. The press conference is followed by a performance of Ritual to the sun from Acts of light. After the performance, the press takes photographs of the dancers although this is mainly off camera and only captured through the studio mirrors.
Press conference (starts at 00:00, 42 min.) -- Ritual to the sun from Acts of light / choreography by Martha Graham ; music by Carl Nielsen (starts at 44:10, 13 min.) -- Photo-op for company (starts at 59:30, 8 min.) -- studio emptying and reset (starts at 1:07:35, 22 min.).
Note
Title from videocassette label.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
Press conference features Martha Graham and a performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Event (note)
Recorded at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance in New York, NY on December 6, 1983.
Title
MG press conference studio I, December 6, 1983.
Production
1983.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
012903
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Cast
Press conference features Martha Graham and a performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Event
Recorded at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance in New York, NY on December 6, 1983.
Added author
Graham, Martha, choreographer, speaker.
Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Acts of light. Ritual to the sun.
Container of (work): Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Helios.
Protas, Ron, speaker.
Traub, Lee, speaker.
Sheahan, Peter C., speaker.
Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.
Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, event place.
Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.
Found in:
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Other form:
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): MG press conference studio I. 1 videocassette (89 min., 3 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)528063 (OCoLC)1369065771