Medusa

so, im p sure that the maya deren film of jean erdman's medusa is lost SO this isnt a review of that, but instead the 3 hour, 3 part DANCE & MYTH: THE WORLD OF JEAN ERDMAN, which btw the thing yall keep posting, saying its this 1949 maya deren thing? it isnt. its just a compiled, shortened version of "the transformations of medusa" taken from THIS. and it can be watched on my internet archive page - (https://archive.org/details/DanceMyth-TheWorldofJeanErdman)

watching erdman explain her choreographies is really an honour. she is a wonderful artist, but too a beautiful orator. she teaches the audience of the history of dance, the history of her life and career, and ofc the history of her dances and the reasons behind certain movements and music choices. martha graham, joseph campbell, lou harrison, and many other individuals of interest crop up as reference points that erdman talks of as inspiration and influence, and its wonderful to hear about how collaborative her methods are. now, i really want people to watch these... but if you dont wanna sit through 3 hours (near about) of dance film, then at least here are my favs from each of the parts: of the early dances (part 1), while "the transformations of medusa", which this page is elusively about, is great, i LOVED the "hamadryad" piece and "daughters of the lonesome isle" most of all; of the group dances (part 2), for which there are only two on display, i'd say "solstice" is my favourite; and, of the later solos (part 3), "fearful symmetry" is definitely my favourite.

so, im p sure that the maya deren film of jean erdman's medusa is lost SO this isnt a review of that, but instead the 3 hour, 3 part DANCE & MYTH: THE WORLD OF JEAN ERDMAN, which btw the thing yall keep posting, saying its this 1949 maya deren thing? it isnt. its just a compiled, shortened version of "the transformations of medusa" taken from THIS. and it can be watched on my internet archive page - (https://archive.org/details/DanceMyth-TheWorldofJeanErdman)

watching erdman explain her choreographies is really an honour. she is a wonderful artist, but too a beautiful orator. she teaches the audience of the history of dance, the history of her life and career, and ofc the history of her dances and the reasons behind certain movements and music choices. martha graham, joseph campbell, lou harrison, and many other individuals of interest crop up as reference points that erdman talks of as inspiration and influence, and its wonderful to hear about how collaborative her methods are. now, i really want people to watch these... but if you dont wanna sit through 3 hours (near about) of dance film, then at least here are my favs from each of the parts: of the early dances (part 1), while "the transformations of medusa", which this page is elusively about, is great, i LOVED the "hamadryad" piece and "daughters of the lonesome isle" most of all; of the group dances (part 2), for which there are only two on display, i'd say "solstice" is my favourite; and, of the later solos (part 3), "fearful symmetry" is definitely my favourite.