Maya Deren
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
- Title: Maya Deren
- Popularity: 1.989
- Known For: Directing
- Birthday: 1917-04-29
- Place of Birth: Kyiv, Ukraine
- Homepage: http://www.mayaderen.org/
- Also Known As: Eleonora Derenkowsky