5.9 / 10(9 votes)IMDb196029mUnited States of America

Night Journey

Synopsis

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.

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Martha Graham

Queen Jocasta

Bertram Ross

King Oedipus

Paul Taylor

Tiresias

Helen McGehee

Chorus Leader

Mary Hinkson

Chorus

Akiko Kanda

Chorus

Ethel Winter

Chorus

Linda Hodes

Chorus

Carol Payne

Chorus

Bette Shaler

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Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

January 1, 1960

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Alexander Hammid
Original Score: William Schuman
Original Title: Night Journey
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: No Language
Runtime: 29m

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Alexander Hammid

Original Score & Music

William Schuman

Director of Photography

Alexander Hammid, Stanley Meredith

Film Editing

Miriam Arsham

Producers

Nathan Kroll, Bethsabee de Rothschild

Department Leadership Roster

Alexander Hammid

Director

Nathan Kroll

Producer

Alexander Hammid

Director of Photography

Stanley Meredith

Director of Photography

Miriam Arsham

Editor

William Schuman

Original Music Composer

Production Stills & Gallery

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