Directed by Peter Glushanov • 1957 • United States

One of the great artistic forces of the twentieth century, performer, choreographer, and teacher Martha Graham influenced dance worldwide. Criterion presents a sampling of her stunning craft, all collaborations with television arts-programming p...

Directed by Peter Glushanov • 1958 • United States

A newlywed couple, a revivalist preacher, and other pioneers celebrate the construction of a farm house in this filmed ballet conceived and choregraphed by Martha Graham.

Directed by Alexander Hammid • 1960 • United States

A powerfully physical rendering of the Oedipus myth choreographed by Martha Graham.

This documentary, produced for PBS’s “American Masters” series, traces Martha Graham’s career from her early days with the Denishawn Company through the formation of her own troupe and her emergence as one of the most important figures in twentieth-century dance.

The original dance “Appalachian Spring,” which premiered at the Library of Congress on October 30, 1944, was part of the Graham company repertoire for many years before Nathan Kroll documented it. Here dance critic Deborah Jowitt compares excerpts of an earlier filmed performance of the dance, fe...

This excerpt, from a documentary produced and directed by Nathan Kroll, features composer Aaron Copland discussing his work on APPALACHIAN SPRING with artist Paul Jenkins.

Producer Nathan Kroll was responsible for documenting Martha Graham’s work in the films A DANCER’S WORLD, APPALACHIAN SPRING, and NIGHT JOURNEY. Recorded in 1995, Kroll here describes the origins of the films and the experience of working with Graham. His comments are illustrated with film clips ...

Musician turned producer Nathan Kroll began his career in television by preserving the work of Martha Graham in A DANCER’S WORLD, APPALACHIAN SPRING, and NIGHT JOURNEY. He then dedicated himself to documenting the arts for television, winning three Peabody Awards, an Emmy, and numerous other hono...

In 1954 the Martha Graham Dance Company spent four months on an extensive tour of Europe. Presented here are excerpts of silent 16 mm home-movie footage from that tour, featuring performances and behind-the-scenes footage of Graham and her company members. Identifications were provided by Marni T...

In 1975 the Martha Graham Dance Company filmed a technique demonstration in three parts. Presented here are excerpts from that film, which Graham narrates.

This new documentary features interviews with six former Graham dancers: Mimi Cole, Mary Kinkson, Linda Hodes, Stuart Hodes, Yuriko Kikuchi, and Ethel Winter. All six were longtime members of the Martha Graham Dance Company and appear in the films produced by Nathan Kroll.

In this interview editors Eleanor Hamerow, professor and former chair of the graduate film program at New York University, and Miriam Arsham, a longtime collaborator of Nathan Kroll’s, discuss their work on A DANCER’S WORLD, APPALACHIAN SPRING, and NIGHT JOURNEY.