Hen Hop

Collaborators : McLaren, Norman | National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa)

Animated films.Animals -- Stories.Dance -- Dance Interpretations.Dance -- Folk Dancing.Music -- Animation of folk songs.

After a long sketching session spent capturing the movements of these odd creatures, McLaren made this film of a chicken’s dance by drawing directly on film stock. Hen Hop drew great praise from Pablo Picasso.

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