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Diversion of angels

Choreographer

Martha Graham
General Information

Dance ID

202

Year choreographed

1948

Premier

Martha Graham Dance Company, Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College First American Dance Festival

Premier city

New London

Premier state

CT

Premier country

US

Premier date

August 13, 1948

Description of work

NULL

Version staged by

Mary Hinkson, Helen McGehee, Ethel Winter, Bertram Ross, Takako Asakawa, William Louther, Dudley Williams

Running time

17:00

Running time comments

Approximate

Style of Movement

Modern

ICKL Number

675

Status of score

Rough manuscript

Pagination

xiii, 163

Level of Notation

Intermediate/Advanced

Score revised by

Score updated by

Notation checked by

NULL

Movement checked by

NULL

Certified by

NULL

Transcribed by

Mira Kim (2009) LW 4.6

Notator

Muriel Topaz

Year Notated

1971

Number of women

11

Number of minimum women

11

Number of men

4

Number of minimum men

4

Number of either gender

Number of minimum either gender

Number of soloist women

Number of soloist men

Number of soloist either gender

Number of principle women

Number of principle men

Number of principle either gender

total cast

15

Alternate cast

NULL

Additional cast

NULL

level of dancer

Advanced/Professional

Dancers in staged version

Rebecca Keene Forde, Jim Moreno, Chara Huckins, Nathan Balser, Angela Banchero-Kelleher, Joshua Larson, Andy Noble, Lynne Listing, Ruping Wang, Wen-ru Hsieh

Dancers in original version

Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, May O’Donnell, Natanya Neumann, Pearl Lang, Helen McGehee, Mark Ryder, Robert Cohan, Stuart Hodes, Dorothea Douglas, Joan Skinner, Dorethy Berea, Dale Schnert

casting notes

Dancers must be experienced in the Graham technique

Costume Information

Lighting Information

Lighting information on file at DNB

Props Information

Set Information

The original sets were by Isamu Noguchi. These were omitted after the first performance in favor of legs and a scrim

Misc Production Information

NULL

Composers

Norman Dello Joio

Music Title

Diversion of angels

Music Formats

Marked Score, Audiocassette, CD, Reel-to-reel tape

Live Music Required

Music in Public Domain

Music right comments

Contact Martha Graham Dance Center

Music availability offsite

Martha Graham Dance Company

Other music information

Permission for Education

Contact DNB

Permission for education comments

Use of the scores will require permission of the Martha Graham Dance Center and payment of an associated fee

Permission for Research

Contact DNB

Permission for Research comments

Use of the scores will require permission of the Martha Graham Dance Center and payment of an associated fee.

Permission for Performance

No

Permission for Performance Comments

Contact Martha Graham Resources

Dance in public domain

Copyright Information

NULL

Royalty fees

NULL

Royalty fees B

NULL

Licensing fees

NULL

Licensing fees B

NULL

Archival score comment

Locate at OSU Library

DNB archival score available

Yes

archival score box level

Master Box 18

archival score condition

Good

archival revised score

archival revised score comments

NULL

Master copy available

Yes

Master copy comments

NULL

Archival offsite copy

Microfilms: OSU Special Collection Reel #519; NYPL

Archival paybills

Playbills, Programs

Archival photos

Digital Scans: See Diversion of angels score notated by Leslie Rotman, Photocopies

Archival papers

Lighting Information and Design : See Diversion of angels score notated by Leslie Rotman

Press material

Clippings: See Diversion of angels score notated by Leslie Rotman

Moving picture format

VHS or PAL Video: Dance in America” series, 1976. [Note — Preferred version for staging], VHS or PAL Video: The 100th anniversary performance of the Graham Dance Company, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 1984. [Note — It provides a full view of the stage and is useful for seeing entrances and exits and general spacing], DVD: “Dance in America” series, 1976. [Note — Preferred version for staging], DVD: The 100th anniversary performance of the Graham Dance Company, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 1984. [Note — It provides a full view of the stage and is useful for seeing entrances and exits and general spacing], Film (1/2”)

LabanWriter formats

CD-ROM

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