Hampshire College Mettler Archive A New Direction in Dance, pt. 1

A New Direction in Dance, pt. 1, 1978. Shot on 16mm film. A New Direction in Dance showcases a group improvisation done by dancers who rely entirely on their movementsense to communicate with one another. Every movement of the dance grows out of the feeling of the group at the moment of creation. Barbara Mettler, dancer, dance educator, author, and film and video producer, developed her own style of modern dance, which emphasized improvisation. Her core principles were beauty, freedom