Deborah Hay: Solo
For Deborah Hay’s SOLO, Larry Heilos designed the control systems for eight radio-controlled carts that moved around the Armory floor, which were then covered with wooden boxes to make platforms for dancers to stand or lie on. At the rear of the space, eight formally dressed performers operated the radio-control system to move the platforms into and around the space. Composer Jim Tenney acted as the “conductor” of the “orchestra”. Sixteen dancers entered the brightly lit space either walking or riding on a cart. They then walked in solo, duet, or trio formations or rode on the moving platforms, following Hay’s specific rules and choreography. The sound for the performance was David Tudor’s realization of Toshi Ichiyanagi’s work FUNAKAKUSHI. [Overview courtesy of Anthology Film Archives]
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Release
2012-02-06
Cast
Lucinda Childs
Dancer
William Davis
Dancer
Suzanne de Maria
Dancer
Lettie Lou Eisenhauer
Dancer
Walter Gelb
Dancer
Alex Hay
Dancer
Deborah Haywood
Dancer
Margaret Hecht
Dancer
Ed Iverson
Dancer
Julie Judd
Dancer
Olga Klüver
Dancer
Vernon Lobb
Dancer
Steve Paxton
Dancer
Joe Schlichter
Dancer
Carol Summers
Dancer
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