The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

Heretic is a modern dance work by Martha Graham performed to Tetus Breton, an old folk tune from Brittany.

A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed.

A multi-character dance drama. A newlywed pioneer couple, guided by a reverent Revivalist and the wise Pioneer Woman, joyously celebrate their life on the American frontier - dancing, courting, and sharing “Simple Gifts” - only to be shaken by the threat of war before finding solace and communal hope in a final hymn-like gathering.

Released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection's "Martha Graham: Dance on Film" collection.

A dance piece celebrating western expansion and the american spirit

A glimpse into the world and methodology of dancer Martha Graham.

A silent color film of Martha Graham dancing extracts of "Lamentation".

In this documentary Anais Nin is shown at work, at home, and talking with and about her influences: D.H. Lawrence, Otto Rank, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Martha Graham, Noguchi, Kenneth Anger, Maya Daren, Edmund Wilson, Lou Andreas-Salome and others.

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.

One of the great artistic forces of the 20th century, performer, choreographer, and teacher Martha Graham influenced dance around the world. Criterion presents a showcase of her impressive artistry, all in collaboration with television arts programming pioneer Nathan Kroll.

Martha Graham narrates as two dancers demonstrate her technique.