Talk Dance host Justin Jones speaks with Jeanine Durning about her work with legendary choreographer Deborah Hay.
01:20 / Durning’s first contact with Deborah Hay’s work
03:50 / Experiencing Hay’s choreography
08:30 / Working on a Hay piece
17:10 / Choice-making
22:00 / Hay’s practice
25:00 / Preparing to perform
28:10 / Should we call it improvising? (No!)
31:40 / How do you feel when it’s working?
35:15 / The experience of performing the work
39:10 / What impact has Hay’s work had on Durning?
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