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Reggio Emilia : Plain ; solos ; Cave ; Acts

Title: Reggio Emilia : Plain ; solos ; Cave ; Acts, April 9, 1987 / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at Teatro municipale "R. Valli" in Reggio Emilia, Italy ; choreography by Martha Graham, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn.
Publication: 1987.

Details

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Found In

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

Description

1 online resource (1 video file) (97 min., 41 sec.) : sound, color

Summary

A video recording of a stage performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company at Teatro municipale "R. Valli" in Reggio Emilia, Italy on April 9, 1987. Dances include Plain of prayer, Lamentation, Cave of the heart, Acts of light, and the Denishawn solos Incense, Serenata morisca, and Tanagra. Performances are slightly out of focus.

Alternative Title

Plain of prayer
Cave of the heart
Acts of light

Genre/Form

Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.

Note

Title and date from videocassette label.
Cast and production information translated from the Italian program for the April 9, 1987 performance.

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Event (note)

Recorded at Teatro municipale "R. Valli" in Reggio Emilia, Italy on April 9, 1987.

Contents

Plain of prayer / choreography by Martha Graham ; music by Eugene Lester ; scenes by Jean Rosenthal ; lighting by Beverly Emmons from Jean Rosenthal ; costumes by Martha Graham (performed by Judith Garay, Julian Littleford, Lyndon Branaugh, Mario Camacho, Floyd Flynn, Steve Rooks, Kenneth Topping, Kathy Buccellato, Debra Kantor, Denise Vale)(starts at 00:00, 20 min.) -- Incense / choreography by Ruth St. Denis ; costumes by Ruth St. Denis ; music by Harvey Worthington Loomis (performed by Peggy Lyman)(starts at 20:26, 6 min.) -- Serenata morisca / choreography by Martha Graham from Ted Shawn ; costume design by Martha Graham from Pearl Wheeler ; music by Mario Tarenghi (performed by Terese Capucilli)(starts at 27:40, 3 min.) -- Tanagra / choreography and costumes by Martha Graham ; music by Erik Satie (performed by Christine Dakin)(starts at 31:42, 4 min.) -- Lamentation / choreography and costumes by Martha Graham ; music by Zoltán Kodály (performed by Joyce Herring)(starts at 36:07, 4 min.) -- Cave of the heart / choreography by Martha Graham ; music by Samuel Barber ; scenes by Isamu Noguchi ; lighting by Jean Rosenthal (Medea: Takako Asakawa; Jason: Donlin Foreman; The Princess: Jacqulyn Buglisi; The Chorus: Maxine Sherman)(starts at 40:04, 29 min.) -- Acts of light / choreography by Martha Graham ; music by Carl Nielsen ; costumes by Halston ; lighting by Beverly Emmons (Chief Celebrants: Peggy Lyman, George White, Jr.; Christine Dakin, Lyndon Branaugh, Mark Borneman, Mario Camacho, Floyd Flynn, Kenneth Topping, Kathy Buccellato, Camille Brown, Joyce Herring, Debra Kantor, Theresa Maldonado, Kim Stroud, Denise Vale, Christopher Dolder, Pascal Rioult)(starts at 1:09:03, 29 min.).

OCLC

1362894246

Title

Reggio Emilia : Plain ; solos ; Cave ; Acts, April 9, 1987 / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at Teatro municipale "R. Valli" in Reggio Emilia, Italy ; choreography by Martha Graham, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn.

Production

1987.

Country of Producing Entity

United States

Playing Time

013741

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Digital File Characteristics

video file

Event

Recorded at Teatro municipale "R. Valli" in Reggio Emilia, Italy on April 9, 1987.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Added Author

Graham, Martha, choreographer, costume designer.

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Plain of prayer.

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

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Cave of the heart.

Container of (work): Graham, Martha. Acts of light.

Container of (work): St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968. Incense.

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

Container of (work): Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. Serenata morisca.

Container of (work): Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Music, piano, op. 3. No. 2.

Container of (work): Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Medea.

Container of (work): Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Pan og Syrinx.

Container of (work): Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Ved en ung kunstners baare.

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

Lyman, Peggy, dancer.

Capucilli, Terese, dancer.

Dakin, Christine, dancer.

Herring, Joyce, dancer.

Garay, Judith, dancer.

Asakawa, Takako, dancer.

Foreman, Donlin, dancer.

Buglisi, Jacqulyn, dancer.

Sherman, Maxine, dancer.

Littleford, Julian, dancer.

White, George, Jr., dancer.

Borneman, Mark, dancer.

Brown, Camille, dancer.

Maldonado, Theresa, dancer.

Stroud, Kim, dancer.

Dolder, Christopher, dancer.

Rioult, Pascal, dancer.

Branaugh, Lyndon, dancer.

Camacho, Mario, dancer.

Flynn, Floyd, dancer.

Rooks, Steve, dancer.

Topping, Kenneth, dancer.

Buccellato, Kathy, dancer.

Kantor, Debra (Dancer), dancer.

Vale, Denise, dancer.

St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968, costume designer.

Wheeler, Pearl, costume designer.

Halston, 1932-1990, costume designer.

Satie, Erik, 1866-1925, composer.

Tarenghi, Mario, composer.

Loomis, Harvey Worthington, 1865-1930, composer.

Lester, Eugene, composer.

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, set designer.

Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969, lighting designer, set designer.

Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.

Martha Graham Dance Company, dancer.

Teatro municipale "R. Valli", event place.

Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.

Other Title

Plain of prayer

Cave of the heart

Acts of light

Found In:

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

Other Form:

Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Reggio Emilia : Plain ; solos ; Cave ; Acts. 1 videocassette (97 min., 41 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)528165 (OCoLC)1362884759

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