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Martha Graham six generation seminar : beta 1

Title: Martha Graham six generation seminar : beta 1, May 19, 1988 / hosted at the Asia Society ; choreography by Martha Graham.
Publication: 1988.

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Found In

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

Description

11 online resources (11 video files) (179 min., 5 sec.) : sound, color

Summary

A full day seminar of the Martha Graham technique held at The Asia Society on May 19, 1988. The program consists of multiple panels, speeches, demonstrations, and Q&A sessions. Speakers on the topic of Martha Graham and her technique included Beate Gordon, Dorothy Bird, Anna Sokolow, Ailes Gilmour, Sophie Maslow, Jean Erdman, Marie Marchowsky, Jane Dudley, Lily Mehlman, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Douglass Watson, Mark Ryder, Stuart Hodes, Ted Dalbotten, Pearl Lang, and David Wood; a panel discussion, moderated by Mason, was also held, in which Thea Nerissa Barnes, Lyndon Branaugh, Christine Dakin, Peggy Lyman, Peter Sparling, Janet Eilber, Takako Asakawa, and Diane Gray participated. In addition the remarks of Gertrude Shurr were read by Mason, and the remarks of Evelyn Sabin were read by her daughter, Elena Mannes. The footage from this camera, Beta 1, begins mid-demonstration and is approximately forty minutes after the beginning of the seminar.

Alternative Title

Six generations of Martha Graham technique
Martha Graham seminar at the Asia society

Subjects

Genre/Form

Lectures.
Panel discussions.
Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.
History.

Note

Title from videocassette label.
Two cameras were used to capture the event. For full coverage of the seminar, both camera angles should be viewed. Full coverage of the event is also available as an audio recording.
Cast and production credits from the program for the event dated May 19, 1988.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

Todd Randall, production manager ; Jim McWilliams, carpenter ; David Finley, lighting director ; Eugene Lowery, company manager

Performer (note)

Martha Graham ensemble: Yuriko, (director), Asmundur Asmundsson, Sophie Courmanos, Silvana Eder, Vivien Eng, Adria Ferrali, Katy Haltiwanger, Lisa Heath, Laura Jimenez, Naoko Katakami, Lone Kjaer Larsen, Sheron Lynne Neverson, Noreen Pietri, Suzanne Saltmarsh, Thomas W. Sullivan, William Wagner, Anne Westwick.

Event (note)

Recorded at the Asia Society in New York, NY on May 19, 1988.

Contents

File 1: begins mid-way through Dorothy Bird presentation and demonstration with two members of the Martha Graham dance ensemble: Naoko Katakami and Sheron Lynne Neverson. Anna Sokolow begins her presentation [camera cuts off]. Francis Mason narrates Barbara Morgan photographic slides from Bennington in 1938 [slides are viewable from this camera, however, they are difficult to see]. (15 min., 14 sec.) -- File 2: begins mid-way through Sophie Maslow presentation and demonstration with six dancers. Jean Erdman begins her presentation [large middle section is not viewable from this angle]. Marie Marchowsky begins her presentation [cuts off]. (16 min., 22 sec.) -- File 3: begins at the start of the panel with Dorothy Bird, Anna Sokolow, Ailes Gilmour, Sophie Maslow, Jean Erdman, Marie Marchowsky, Jane Dudley, and Lily Mehlman. The camera is focused on Francis Mason for most of the panel. Jane Dudley reminisces about Martha Graham and her early performances; Lily Mehlman speaks about Graham and Leonide Massine and Massine's Le sacre du printemps [The rite of spring]; Sophie Maslow speaks, briefly, about teaching Graham technique in Israel. (11 min., 58 sec.) -- File 4: performance of Celebration by the Martha Graham dance ensemble. (8 min., 14 sec.) -- File 5: introduction and entrance of second panel: Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Douglas Watson, Mark Ryder, Stuart Hodes, Ted Dalbotten, David Wood, and Pearl Lang. Yuriko begins her presentation [camera cuts off]. Beginning of Helen McGehee presentation [camera cuts off]. Douglas Watson reminisces about his brief experience as a dancer in Graham's company and how Graham's technique has helped him as an actor including examples from the plays Antony and Cleopatra and Richard III. The camera moves over the other members of the panel instead of focusing on Douglas Watson [camera cuts off]. A small section of Stuart Hodes' reading. Beginning of Ted Dalbotten presentation [camera cuts off]. David Wood speaks about Graham's choreography and male dancers primarily with reference to various specific works. The camera follows the demonstration by Christopher Dolder around the stage. Pearl Lang begins her presentation about Graham and Graham technique based on her experience as a dancer in Graham's company [cuts off]. (19 min., 36 sec.) -- File 6: Pearl Lang presentation with choreographic demonstrations by ensemble and members. Performance of Jocasta solo from Night Journey performed by Terese Capucilli assisted by Lyndon Branaugh. Choreographic demonstration by ensemble. Red duet from Diversion of angels performed by Kathy Buccellato and Kenneth Topping. (19 min., 42 sec.) -- File 7: conclusion of Pearl Lang presentation with a demonstration of choreographed components as taught in a class setting and performed by the ensemble. Diane Gray leads a class of students from the school who demonstrate various aspects of Graham technique, with piano accompaniment. The camera angle is a very close focus on the dancers. (19 min., 58 sec.) -- File 8: continuation of the dance ensemble performing. (19 min., 5 sec.) -- File 9: conclusion of Diane Gray presentation. Francis Mason, as moderator, introduces the participants in the panel discussion: Thea Nerissa Barnes, Lyndon Branaugh, Christine Dakin, Peggy Lyman, Peter Sparling, Janet Eilber, Takako Asakawa, and Diane Gray. Mason states the first topic for discussion by the panel: Graham technique as a technique or system that is the equal in formality to the system of ballet technique. The second topic for discussion, which is then taken up by the panel: how roles were learned in the past and how they are learned now. The camera mainly pans over the panelists instead of focusing on the person speaking. (19 min., 47 sec.) -- File 10: continuation of panel discussion with Peggy Lyman, Janet Eilber, Peter Sparling, Christine Dakin, Takako Asakawa, Thea Nerissa Barnes, and Lyndon Branaugh. Mason states a third topic regarding the use of Graham technique in their own choreographic work. After the panel, Francis Mason speaks with a group of children at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance about their experience as students there and their response to the demonstrations at the seminar. (15 min., 53 sec.) -- File 11: conclusion of the seminar with a performance of Ritual to the sun from Acts of light by the Martha Graham ensemble. (13 min., 15 sec.).

OCLC

1368025680

Title

Martha Graham six generation seminar : beta 1, May 19, 1988 / hosted at the Asia Society ; choreography by Martha Graham.

Production

1988.

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

001514 001622 001158 000814 001936 001942 001958 001905 001947 001553 001315

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Credits

Todd Randall, production manager ; Jim McWilliams, carpenter ; David Finley, lighting director ; Eugene Lowery, company manager

Cast

Martha Graham ensemble: Yuriko, (director), Asmundur Asmundsson, Sophie Courmanos, Silvana Eder, Vivien Eng, Adria Ferrali, Katy Haltiwanger, Lisa Heath, Laura Jimenez, Naoko Katakami, Lone Kjaer Larsen, Sheron Lynne Neverson, Noreen Pietri, Suzanne Saltmarsh, Thomas W. Sullivan, William Wagner, Anne Westwick.

Performer

Martha Graham Dance Company members: Lyndon Branaugh, Kathy Buccellato, Mario Camacho, Terese Capucilli (principal), Christopher Dolder, Daniela Stasi, Kenneth Topping, Myra Woodruff, Young Ha Yoo.

Panelists: Francis Mason (moderator), Dorothy Bird, Anna Sokolow, Ailes Gilmour, Evelyn Sabin, Sophie Maslow, Jean Erdman, Marie Marchowsky, Jane Dudley, Lily Mehlman, Helen McGehee, Douglas Watson, Yuriko, Mark Ryder, Stuart Hodes, Ted Dalbotten, David Wood, Linda Hodes, Pearl Lang, Peggy Lyman, Janet Eilber, Peter Sparling, Christine Dakin, Takako Asakawa, Thea Nerissa Barnes, Lyndon Branaugh.

Event

Recorded at the Asia Society in New York, NY on May 19, 1988.

Added Author

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

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Acts of light. Ritual to the sun.

Container of (work): Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Helios.

Horst, Louis, composer.

Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931, composer.

Gordon, Beate, 1923-2012, speaker.

Mason, Francis, 1921-2009, speaker, moderator.

Bird, Dorothy, 1912-1996, panelist.

Sokolow, Anna, panelist.

Gilmour, Ailes, panelist.

Sabin, Evelyn, panelist.

Maslow, Sophie, panelist.

Erdman, Jean, panelist.

Marchowsky, Marie, 1916-1997, panelist.

Dudley, Jane, panelist.

Mehlman, Lily, panelist.

McGehee, Helen, panelist.

Watson, Douglass, 1921-1989, panelist.

Yuriko, 1920-2022, panelist.

Ryder, Mark, 1921-2006, panelist.

Hodes, Stuart, panelist.

Dalbotten, Ted, panelist.

Wood, David, 1925-2002, panelist.

Gray, Diane, 1941- panelist.

Hodes, Linda Margolies, 1933- panelist.

Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009, panelist.

Lyman, Peggy, panelist.

Eilber, Janet, panelist.

Sparling, Peter, panelist.

Dakin, Christine, panelist.

Asakawa, Takako, panelist.

Barnes, Thea, panelist.

Branaugh, Lyndon, panelist, dancer.

Capucilli, Terese, dancer.

Buccellato, Kathy, dancer.

Camacho, Mario, dancer.

Dolder, Christopher, dancer.

Stasi, Daniela, dancer.

Topping, Kenneth, dancer.

Woodruff, Myra, dancer.

Yoo, Young-Ha, dancer.

Asmundsson, Asmundur (Dancer), dancer.

Courmanos, Sophie, dancer.

Eder, Silvana, dancer.

Eng, Vivien, dancer.

Ferrali, Adria, dancer.

Haltiwanger, Katy, dancer.

Heath, Lisa, dancer.

Jimenez, Laura (Dancer), dancer.

Katakami, Naoko, dancer.

Larsen, Lone Kjaer, dancer.

Neverson, Sheron Lynne, dancer.

Pietri, Noreen, dancer.

Saltmarsh, Suzanne, dancer.

Sullivan, Thomas W. (Dancer), dancer.

Wagner, William (Dancer), dancer.

Westwick, Anne, dancer.

Finley, David, lighting designer.

Randall, Todd (Production manager), production manager.

McWilliams, Jim (Carpenter), other.

Lowery, Eugene, other.

Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.

Asia Society, event place.

Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.

Found In:

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

Other Form:

Equivalent (manifestation): Martha Graham six generation seminar : beta 2. 16 online resources (16 video files, 315 min., 35 sec.) (OCoLC)1368025689

Equivalent (manifestation): Martha Graham seminar at the Asia Society. 8 audio discs (approximately 321 min.) : digital (OCoLC)778783978

Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Martha Graham six generation seminar : beta 1. 11 videocassettes (179 min., 5 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)528023 (SPEC AMI ID)528024 (SPEC AMI ID)528025 (SPEC AMI ID)528026 (SPEC AMI ID)528027 (SPEC AMI ID)529305 (SPEC AMI ID)528028 (SPEC AMI ID)528470 (SPEC AMI ID)529304 (SPEC AMI ID)529303 (SPEC AMI ID)528014 (OCoLC)1368025358

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