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Got To Look After Myself


2006

Internal feelings of division are played out literally in this formally composed work: one person playing two roles simultaneously. Using basic clowning techniques the performance is choreographed to Billy Joel's ‘Always a Woman’ (1977). The clichéd yet poignant lyrics of the song are at first as familiar as those of any pop ballad, but a more complex and questionable depiction of female identity is disguised by Billy Joel’s beguiling melody.