Lives in Austin, Texas
Born 1941, Brooklyn, NY
Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher, Writer
Without it being my intention, dance has become a medium for the study and application of detachment. Actually, I prefer the term dis-attachment because it implies a more active role in letting go. The balance between loyalty and dis-attachment to that loyalty, sensually and choreographically, is how the practice of dance remains alive for me.
1959-1960 Brooklyn College
Artistic Director, Deborah Hay Dance Company
2010 Lightening, performed at Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2010 No Time to Fly (solo performance), performed at Danspace Project, New York, NY and Rollins Studio Theater, Long Center, Austin, TX
2009 Up Until Now, performed at Toronto Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
2008 If I Sing To You, performed at Festpielhaus Hellerau, Dresden, Germany and Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, NY
2006 Mountain, performed at TBA Festival, Portland, OR and On the Boards, Seattle, WA
2006 "O, O," performed at Danspace Project, New York, NY and Les Subsitences, Lyon, France
2004 The Match, performed at Danspace Project, New York, NY
2010 Austin Critics Table Award for Choreography
2009 Honorary Doctor of Dance, Theatre Academy of Helsinki, FInland
2007 BAX10 Arts and Artists in Progress Award
2004 New York Dance and Performance "Bessie" Award for Choreography of The Match
Deborah Hay, photo by Springdance/Anna van Kooij
Deborah Hay, photo by Rino Pizzi