Films / Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter
European Premiere
Friday 11. April | 16:00 | GFT
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of a pioneering woman whose life was defined by her love for dance.
Explores Hills' arduous path from her Bible Belt childhood in rural Ohio to her position of power and influence as Juilliard鈥檚 founding director of dance
Martha Hill emerges as dance's secret weapon, someone who fought against great odds to establish dance as a legitimate artistic movement in America.
Through lively interviews with friends and intimates, plus rare footage of the spirited subject, the film explores Hills's arduous path from her Bible Belt childhood in rural Ohio through the halls of NYU to her position of power and influence as Juilliard鈥檚 founding director of dance in the 1950s.
Peppered with anecdotal material delivered by dance notables who knew her, this revelatory story depicts her struggles and successes, including the battle royale that accompanied her move to the Lincoln Centre campus.
Director: Greg Vander Veer
USA 2014, 1h24m, N/C 12+
