Thank you for posting this entire masterpiece. What a treasure.

Martha was 62 when this was filmed (1956) and she struggles with some of the technique, but still... it's exciting to see her, and it kinda works since she's playing the role of his mother. She had a very hard time turning her roles over to younger dancers. This was directed by Alexander Hammid, husband of experimental filmmaker and dancer Maya Deren, which accounts in part to how masterfully this is filmed.

@shydumpling4303

2 жыл бұрын

why is this considered ballet and not lyrical or modern ?

@susankennedy5739

2 жыл бұрын

@@shydumpling4303 It's Modern. Some people call any formalized dance that tells a story "ballet."

@skyboatmedia8244

Жыл бұрын

Struggles? Please.

@scarletred8888

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that background info, yes it is beautifully shot, and i agree her age does work within this role but it is a bit difficult at times to watch, the set and costume design has such a mid century vibe, it actually reminds me of some of the Star Trek sets - if that's not too much of a stretch of the imagination!

@unbearablepleasures

9 ай бұрын

​@@scarletred8888 definitely can see a similarity in the visual aesthetic used for alien worlds in the original Star Trek series.

I can't believe I'm seeing this brilliant piece.

This choreography was incredible

That's amazing! Thank you for sharing this! It is of a great use to teachers of dance history (in Poland, for instance) :)

This is great!

Her use of costumes and sets to story tell was never level. These dresses and the lines on the dresses are so effective.

свихнуться можно...!!! какая сила!

Is Martha Graham dancing as Queen Jocasta? It definitely looks a lot like her :) Love her technique.

@sonobora

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the theme of the ballet is focused on the Sophocle’s tragedy “Oedipus Rex”, and Jocasta is the protagonist here, since the story is seen from her point of view when she discovers the truth about Oedipus :) hope this helped!

@dandangernyc

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this is most definitely Martha dancing. She was 65 when this was filmed and had no problem doing all those falls.

@shydumpling4303

2 жыл бұрын

@@sonobora why is this considered ballet and not lyrical or modern?

@susankennedy5739

2 жыл бұрын

@@shydumpling4303 It's Modern. Some people call any formalized dance that tells a story "ballet."

@susankennedy5739

2 жыл бұрын

@@dandangernyc That back fall especially. I've done those, very hard on the knees. But her overall movement quality looks stiff to me and limited in range, but heck -- it's MARTHA! Just her vibe makes it work (kind of like Cunningham in his last years performing; he didn't do a lot physically, but his presence on stage was amazing).

One of the most beautiful people I've seen. Anyone know who the costumer was?

@joszym

3 жыл бұрын

probably Martha Graham herself

@susankennedy5739

3 жыл бұрын

@@joszym Yes, that's correct. Noguchi designed the "hard" pieces like the things they carried, the head ornaments, clasps and such.

@skyboatmedia8244

Жыл бұрын

Martha did all her costumes.

@Sk8urgurrl

Жыл бұрын

@@skyboatmedia8244 Martha did not do all her costumes. Yuriko Amemiya Kikuchi, who’s present in this work, also worked as a seamstress for Graham for a while on her company.

No entendí?

@ricardoa3249

3 жыл бұрын

AYUDAAAAA¡

@mmmmmmhola9310

3 жыл бұрын

Weyyy yo tampoco entendí

@ricardoa3249

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmmmmmhola9310 jajajaj

@emilioparra2934

3 жыл бұрын

JAJAJAJAAJAJA yo tampoco