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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