Night Journey (Movie)

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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1. A Dancer's World (1957) (Movie) (5)
   

   Martha Graham...Herself

   

   Mary Hinkson...Herself

   Helen McGehee...Herself

   Bertram Ross...Himself

   Ethel Winter...Herself
2. Appalachian Spring (1958) (Movie) (4)
   

   Martha Graham...The Wife

   Bertram Ross...The Preacher

   Helen McGehee...Worshipper

   Ethel Winter...Worshipper
3. Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed (1994) (Movie) (2)
   

   Martha Graham...Self

   Bertram Ross...Self - Former Dancer