The Very Eye of Night (1958)

The Very Eye of Night

1958

Music Fantasy

Synopsis

Dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform a series of ballet moves, solos, pas de deux, larger groupings. The dancers glide and rotate untroubled by gravity against a slowly changing starfield background. Their movements are accompanied by music scored for a small ensemble of woodwind and percussion.

Credits

Director

Maya Deren

Cast

Barbara Levin as Dancer

Bud Bready as Dancer

Don Freisinger as Dancer

Genaro Gómez as Dancer

Patricia Ferrer as Dancer

Phillip Salem as Dancer

Richard Englund as Dancer

Richard Sandifer as Dancer