Night Journey 64 years old

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.

Credits

Night Journey Cast

Name Character
Martha Graham She was 65, 96 years old when she died as Queen Jocasta
Bertram Ross He was 39, 82 years old when he died as King Oedipus
Mary Hinkson She was 34, 85 years old when she died as Chorus
Ethel Winter She was 35, 87 years old when she died as Chorus
Paul Taylor He was 29, 88 years old when he died as Tiresias
Helen McGehee as Chorus Leader

Night Journey Crew

Name Department
Alexander Hammid as Director of Photography. Camera
Alexander Hammid as Director. Directing
Stanley Meredith as Director of Photography. Camera
Miriam Arsham as Editor. Editing
Nathan Kroll as Producer. He was 48 (88) years old when He died Production
William Schuman as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (81) years old when He died Sound
Night Journey poster
Night Journey (64 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 01, 1960
  • Runtime: 29 minutes