"Virtuosity fulfills a specific function within concert dance. It taps into a dominant narrative arc of adventure and drama, the age-old sensibility that correlates spectacle with story, empowering audiences from the general public to derive meaning from what unfolds. The use of language, especially plain language, also softens the ineffability of dance's most uncertain edges, providing touchstones of familiarity that give way to interpretation."
"On September 27, Deborah Hay took the stage at BodyVox Dance Center in an event co-presented with ProLab Dance to offer a lecture followed by a dance performance. Hay's dancing illuminated the ways that her decidedly minimal aesthetic, a la the 1960s postmodern dance movement, contained the timbre of virtuosity - that is, dedication to practice that touches audiences - and her lecture furthered access into her process of dance-making."
Virtuosity operates in concert dance by aligning spectacle with narrative, allowing audiences to derive meaning through adventure and drama. Plain language complements movement by easing dance's ineffable edges and offering interpretive touchstones. Deborah Hay presented a lecture and performance at BodyVox Dance Center co-presented with ProLab Dance, demonstrating how a minimal postmodern aesthetic still embodies virtuosity through dedicated practice. Hay also led an intensive weeklong workshop for local movers, and the evening event functioned as a culmination. Laura Canon introduced the event and recounted how engagement with Hay shifted her notions of dance. Hay's delivery combined candidness, grace, and playfulness.
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