At Once
Choreography by Deborah Hay
Adapted and performed by Joe Moran
Touring 2009-2010
At Once | Performance dates | Lecture-performance | Artists
Lecture-performance
A performance of a written score for At Once by Deborah Hay
At Once is a solo by iconoclastic American choreographer Deborah Hay, founder of the Judson Church Theatre in New York and widely acknowledged as one of the most influential representatives of postmodern dance. London-based choreographer and dancer Joe Moran adapted the work over an intensive three-month period before touring At Once to Athens, Toronto and cities across the UK (2009-2010).
Deborah Hay rarely demonstrates solutions to choreography. Rather, she conveys her concepts through directives that each performer translates individually into movement in their unique way. Choreographic directives are recorded as a written text, often poetic, that acts as a score for performance. The artist is bound to this material through meditation-like exercises that are applied throughout the choreographed dance.
For this lecture-performance, Moran performs the choreographic ‘score’ of At Once, with brief excerpts of the dance, offering a compelling insight into the complex thinking behind the work, its choreographic transmission and adaptation.
Upcoming performances:
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Lecture-performance
Chisenhale Art Club
Chisenhale Dance Space
London, UK
Online information
At Once. Dancer: Joe Moran
Photography: David Edwards