Night Journey

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1960

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Linda Hodes,Helen McGehee,Carol Payne,Paul Taylor,Bertram Ross,Akiko Kanda,Martha Graham,Bette Shaler,Ethel Winter,Mary Hinkson

Director

Alexander Hammid

Producer

Nathan Kroll,Bethsabee de Rothschild

Cinematography

Alexander Hammid,Stanley Meredith

Music

William Schuman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0422824