Ritual in Transfigured Time

Ritual in Transfigured Time
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Directed by	Maya Deren
Written by	Maya Deren
Produced by	Maya Deren
Starring	Rita Christiani; Maya Deren; Anaïs Nin; Frank Westbrook; Gore Vidal;
Cinematography	Hella Hammid (as Hella Heyman)
Edited by	Alexander Hammid; Maya Deren;
Release date	October 22, 1946;
Running time	15 minutes
Country	United States

Ritual in Transfigured Time is a 1946 American experimental silent short film directed by Maya Deren. Like Deren's previous work, A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945), she explores the use of dance on film through the lens of commentary of societal norms, metamorphosis, and anthropomorphism. The film is notable for its disjointed storytelling and use of slow motion, freeze framing, and unique blend of stage dance and film.

Deren became known for her affinity for dance in other subsequent films such as Meditation on Violence, Ensemble for Somnambulists, and Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti. Elinor Cleghorn writes: "While she never undertook formal training, she identified as a dancer; but rather than pursuing a career as a performer she made her fascination with dance as cultural expression the focus of her progression as a writer and researcher."

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