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Night Journey (1960)

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.
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Alexander Hammid profile
Alexander Hammid

Director

Cast

Martha Graham profile
Martha Graham

Queen Jocasta

Bertram Ross profile
Bertram Ross

King Oedipus

Paul Taylor profile
Paul Taylor

Tiresias

Helen McGehee profile
Helen McGehee

Chorus Leader

Mary Hinkson profile
Mary Hinkson

Chorus

Akiko Kanda profile
Akiko Kanda

Chorus

Ethel Winter profile
Ethel Winter

Chorus

Linda Hodes profile
Linda Hodes

Chorus

Carol Payne profile
Carol Payne

Chorus

Bette Shaler profile
Bette Shaler

Chorus

Martha Graham profile
Martha Graham

Queen Jocasta

Bertram Ross profile
Bertram Ross

King Oedipus

Paul Taylor profile
Paul Taylor

Tiresias

Helen McGehee profile
Helen McGehee

Chorus Leader

Mary Hinkson profile
Mary Hinkson

Chorus

Akiko Kanda profile
Akiko Kanda

Chorus

Ethel Winter profile
Ethel Winter

Chorus

Linda Hodes profile
Linda Hodes

Chorus

Carol Payne profile
Carol Payne

Chorus

Bette Shaler profile
Bette Shaler

Chorus

Extra

Release Date

January 1, 1960

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

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