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Uploaded by on Jan 12, 2010

Hamadryad (1948)
Music by Claude Debussy, performed by Elizabeth Brown
Danced by Nancy Allison
Excerpted from Dance & Myth: The World of Jean Erdman
For More info visit http://jeanerdmandance.com/

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  • This dance is about "the spirit belonging to a particular tree" which is what the word Hamadryad means in greek.The dance "grew out of the earth" with "nothing civilized about it" Erdman says.It is resultant from her fascination with Martha Graham's "torso motivated dance technique" which is more "belonging to the city","strong,percussive,viole­nt" than Erdman's work here,as "My spirit was not her spirit" Erdman says the dance "Grew out of the earth with nothing civilized about it."--Repeatable!

  • I'm moved constantly to tears (bless you Nancy..) by this..

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