Ritual in Transfigured Time

Still aus Ritual in Transfigured Time, 1946. Mit Genehmigung von Re:Voir

A ritual is an action distinguished from all others in that it seeks the realization of its purpose through the exercise of form. In this sense ritual is art; and even historically, all art derives from ritual. In ritual, the form is the meaning. More specifically, the quality of movement is not merely a decorative factor; it is the meaning itself of the movement. In this sense, this film is dance. 

Maya Deren: Chamber Films, program notes for a presentation, 1960 

• Titel: Ritual in Transfigured Time
• Director//Regie: Maya Deren
• Choreography//Choreographie: Frank Westbrook
• Year of Production//Jahr: 1946
• Duration//Dauer: 00:15:00
• Dance and Performance//Tanz: Rita Christiani, Anaïs Nin, Frank Westbrook, Maya Deren
• Camera//Kamera: Hella Heyman, Alexander Hammid, Maya Deren
• Montage: Alexander Hammid, Maya Deren