Ensemble for Somnambulists

Ensemble for Somnambulists is a 1951 American unfinished experimental[1] silent short was written, produced, and directed by Maya Deren. The film was made while Deren teaching a workshop at the Toronto Film Society.[2][3][4] Along with Deren the film assistant produced by M. Armour and D. Burritt and cinematography by Graeme Ferguson and Bruce Parsons. The film starring by Frank Ionson, Brian Macdonald, Hannah Winner, Cynthia Barrett and Terry Chapman.

Ensemble for Somnambulists
Directed byMaya Deren
Produced byMaya Deren
Screenplay byMaya Deren
Starring
  • Frank Ionson
  • Brian Macdonald
  • Hannah Winner
  • Cynthia Barrett
  • Terry Chapman
Cinematography
Production
company
Toronto Film Society Workshop
Release date
1951
Running time
7 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

The film was never completed and officially unpublished,[5] but this title has been restored and it screens occasionally along with Deren's other films. It is sort of a preliminary sketch for her nest film The Very Eye of Night.[2][3]

Cast
  • Cynthia Barrett as Female Dancer
  • Terry Chapman as Ensemble Dancer 1
  • Frank Ionson as Ensemble Dancer 2
  • Brian Macdonald as Male Dancer
  • Hannah Winner as Ensemble Dancer 3

References
  1. "Ensemble for Somnambulists". expcinema.org. expcinema.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. Keller, Sarah (9 December 2014). Maya Deren: Incomplete Control (illustrated, reprint ed.). Columbia University Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780231538473. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. Lewis, David. "Ensemble for Somnambulists". letterboxd.com. letterboxd.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. Haslem, Wendy (12 December 2002). "Great Directors: Maya Deren". Senses of Cinema (23). Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" (PDF). Zeitgeist Films. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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