In Motion. In Time. Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention Choreographed by Tracey Durbin

Partnering with renowned choreographer Tracey Durbin, the NCMA presents an original, commissioned dance performance in conjunction with the exhibition Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention.

About the choreographer
Tracey Durbin moved to Durham from Portland, Oregon, where she was an integral part of the dance scene for 25 years. She began her training with Julie Adler in Detroit and at Interlochen. Durbin trained under Eugene Louis Faccuito, one of his generation’s most famous international jazz teachers. His Luigi technique and philosophy became the foundation of her teaching.

Durbin has choreographed and taught for Northwest Dance Project, Body Vox Dance, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Reed College. She was one of four choreographers chosen for the Northwest Dance Project’s Chopin Project with acclaimed pianist Yekwon Sunwoo and is also a featured artist in the book Beauty Is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond.

Image: Grace Hartigan, East Side Sunday, 1956, oil on canvas, 80 × 82 in., Brooklyn Museum, Gift of James I. Merrill, 56.180; © Grace Hartigan Estate