''Ensemble for Somnambulists'' is a

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

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. It was written, produced, and directed by

Maya Deren Maya Deren (born Eleonora Derenkowska, uk, Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська, links=no;

. The film was made while Deren was teaching a workshop at the Toronto Film Society. Along with Deren the film was produced by M. Armour and D. Burritt and had cinematography by Graeme Ferguson and Bruce Parsons. The film stars Frank Ionson, Brian Macdonald, Hannah Winner, Cynthia Barrett and Terry Chapman. The film was never completed and is officially unpublished, but it has been restored and occasionally screens along with Deren's other films. It is sort of a preliminary sketch for her next film '' The Very Eye of Night''.

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

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* * {{Authority control 1951 films 1951 short films 1950s unfinished films 1950s avant-garde and experimental films American avant-garde and experimental films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Maya Deren 1950s American films