Jeanine Durning on Deborah Hay
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Jeanine Durning on Deborah Hay

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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