William Forsythe: Improvisation Technologies
A Tool for the Analytical Dance Eye

- Type of publication
- Brochure, CD-ROM/DVD
- Author / Editor
- William Forsythe
- Publishing house, place
- Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern
- Year
- 1999
- Content
Choreographer William Forsythe, artistic director of the Frankfurt Ballet since 1984, has brought about a shift of paradigms in contemporary dance. The vocabulary of his choreographies re-defines body, space, time and movement. »Improvisation Technologies«, originally intended for the professional use of the dancers of the Frankfurt Ballet, for the first time offers the opportunity to gain a different and unique access to the work of a major contemporary choreographer.
Divided into 60 video chapters, the CD-ROM is made up of lecture demonstrations in which William Forsythe shows the essential principles of his improvisation techniques. Dance sequences, performed specially by Frankfurt Ballet members Christine Bürkle, Noah D. Gelber, Thomas McManus and Crystal Pite, can be called up as further illustrations. Also included is a document of improvisation in practice: Forsythe's performance of »Solo«, filmed in 1995 by Thomas Lovell Balogh.
The CD-ROM is in English only, and is accompanied by a richly illustrated German/English booklet that features an interview with William Forsythe and an essay by dance critic Roslyn Sulcas.
- Language
- German and English
- Description
- 1 CD-ROM + 1 booklet
- ISBN
- 3-7757-0850-2, 978-3-7757-0850-0
- Organization / Institution
- ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe ; Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln
- Partners
Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln ; SK Stiftung Kultur ; Kulturamt der Stadt Köln
- Sponsors
Ministerium für Arbeit ; Soziales und Stadtentwicklung ; Kultur und Sport des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ; Freunde der Tanzkunst am Deutschen Tanzarchiv Köln e. V.
- Team
Editing: Astrid Sommer
Design booklet/case: Holger Jost
Decoding, structuring: Nik Haffner
Design, graphics: Christian Ziegler
Programming, CD-ROM editing: Volker Kuchelmeister
Video editing, graphics: Yvonne Mohr
Production management: Astrid Sommer
Camera team (video): Boris Michalski, Yvonne Mohr, Vassilios Georgiadis