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Martha Graham Dance Company in Clytemnestra
Choreographer MARTHA GRAHAM
Music HALIM ELDABH
Design ISAMU NOGUCIII Costumes HALSTON
Cast in order of appearance
Narrator CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER
Martha Graham 's dance drama is the first full-length classic in modern dance history. It is an intensely personal reworking of AESCHYLUS'S trilogy, the Oresteia, seen through the mind of Clytemnestra. The action takes place in the Underworld, shortly after Clytemnestra's death at the hands of her son Orestes. She re-lives the tragic events of the Trojan War, the sacrifice of her daughter Iphigenia, and the murders of her husband Agamemnon, and her lover Aegisthus. By understanding her past, she hopes that the gods will judge her kindly.
Introduced by JOHN DRUMMOND
Director MERRILL BROCKWAY
Produced by WNET New York
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Contributors

Unknown:
Martha Graham
Music:
Halim Eldabh
Narrator:
Christopher Plummer
Narrator:
Martha Graham
Introduced By:
John Drummond
Director:
Merrill Brockway
Messenger of Death:
Mario Delamo
Ghost of Clytemnestra:
Peggy Lyman
Clytemnestra:
Yuriko Kimura
Hades:
George L White Jr
Helen of Troy:
Diane Gray
Paris:
Bert Terborgh
Agamemnon:
Tim Wengerd
Electra:
Elisa Monte
Orestes:
Peter Sparling
Iphigenia:
Lltcinda Mitchell
Cassandra:
Janet Eilber
Aegisthus:
Mario Delamo
Watchman/Priest of the Sacrifice:
George L . White Jr
Young Clytemnestra:
Christine Dakin
Ghost of Agamemnon:
Tim Wengerd
Apollo:
Bert Terborgh
Athena:
Sharon Tyers
Furies ( MEMBERS OF:
The Company

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