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 movement-sense 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