| Description | Comprises:
A Dancer's World, 1957, 31 minutes
Appalachian Spring, 1958, 32 minutes
Night Journey, 1961, 29 minutes
A comparison of Appalchian Spring with an archival performance, by Deborah Jowitt.
Excerpts from TV programme featuring Aaron Copland discussing Appalachian
Visual essay on working with Graham, narrated by Nathan Kroll
Interview with Museum of Television and Radio curator, Ron Simon, discussing Kroll's work.
New interviews with the films' editors, Eleanor Hamerow and Miriam Arsham
Disc two
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed, 1994 documentary for PBS's American Masters
New interviews with six dancers from the films
Excerpts from a 1975 filmed technique demonstration by Martha Graham's company, narrated by Graham.
Footage of Graham's company from a 1954 European tour.
Booklet featuring a new essay by dance critic Joan Acocella. |