Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter
You need not be a student or scholar of dance to be completely enthralled by...MISS HILL....both gorgeous and powerful, crackling with energy.
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of Martha Hill, a woman whose life was defined by her love for dance, and who successfully fought against great odds to establish modern dance as a legitimate art form in America.
Through archival footage, lively interviews with friends and intimates, and rare footage of the spirited subject, the film explores Hills's arduous path from a Bible Belt childhood in Ohio to the halls of academia at NYU and Bennington College, to a position of power and influence as Juilliard's founding director of dance (1952-1985). Peppered with anecdotal material delivered by the dance notables who knew her, this revelatory story depicts her struggles and successes. The film is a celebration of dance and an examination of the passion required to keep it alive.
Through archival footage, lively interviews with friends and intimates, and rare footage of the spirited subject, the film explores Hills's arduous path from a Bible Belt childhood in Ohio to the halls of academia at NYU and Bennington College, to a position of power and influence as Juilliard's founding director of dance (1952-1985). Peppered with anecdotal material delivered by the dance notables who knew her, this revelatory story depicts her struggles and successes. The film is a celebration of dance and an examination of the passion required to keep it alive.
Genre
Documentary,
Culture Vulture,
Dance,
Bio-pic
Runtime
80
Language
English
Director
Greg Vander Veer
FEATURED REVIEW
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Making a documentary about a well-known figure from the creative side of the performing arts — an actor, a singer, a writer — is easy, and common. Making one about any of the countless people who further the arts from behind the scenes is more difficult. “Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter” is such a ...
Played at
Royal 5.11.15 - 5.12.15
NoHo 7 5.11.15 - 5.12.15
Town Center 5 5.11.15 - 5.12.15
Claremont 5 5.11.15 - 5.12.15
Playhouse 7 5.11.15 - 5.12.15
Lumiere Music Hall 5.11.15 - 5.12.15
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