Margaret Joy Williams was born in
Epping, Essex, on 26 August 1950. Williams directed films for the BBC, including the dance film
Cross Channel in 1992. She created a number of films with choreographer Victoria Marks, including
Mothers and Daughters in 1994 and later
Outside In.
The Wapping Project organised a retrospective of Margaret’s dance films in 2007. Her dance film
Veterans was performed and co-created with US Veterans from the West Los Angeles combat rehab/PTSD clinic and won First Prize, the Premi Internacional VideoDansa in Barcelona in 2009. In 2011,
One Man Walking, a dance film directed by Williams, was broadcast on Channel 4. The film was choreographed by Kenrick Sandy and devised with Jonzi D. Williams has also adapted stage works for the screen such as
Thomas Adès's opera
Powder Her Face and
Judith Weir's
Blond Eckbert, both for Channel 4. Williams collaborated many times with composer Judith Weir, including on film versions of
Armida (Weir), filmed in Morocco, and
Owen Wingrave, an opera by
Benjamin Britten. Williams died on 14 April 2024, at the age of 73. She was survived by her partner, art director Stephanie Matthews. == References ==