Deborah Hay: Solo

Deborah Hay: Solo (2012)

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]

Directors: Barbro Schultz Lundestam, Julie Martin.

Casts

	Lucinda Childs as Dancer
	William Davis as Dancer
	Suzanne de Maria as Dancer
	Lettie Lou Eisenhauer as Dancer
	Walter Gelb as Dancer
	Alex Hay as Dancer
	Deborah Haywood as Dancer
	Margaret Hecht as Dancer
	Ed Iverson as Dancer
	Julie Judd as Dancer
	Olga Klüver as Dancer
	Vernon Lobb as Dancer
	Steve Paxton as Dancer
	Joe Schlichter as Dancer
	Carol Summers as Dancer

Crew