Forsythe Phrases and Improvisation Technologies -
William Forsythe's vision has opened new dialogues in dance. As artistic director of an extraordinary collection of dance artists, Forsythe, Ballet Frankfurt and The Forsythe Company have blazed a trail for contemporary dance for more than 20 years. One of his evolving projects was the codification of Laban-based (among other), real-time movement analysis systems called Improvisation Technologies. These concepts and methodologies are employed by the dancers not only to generate set phrases of movement but also as a tool for performed improvisation. Under the direction of longtime Forsythe dancer Elizabeth Corbett, you are invited to explore some of Forsythe's choreographed phrase work, ideas and concepts, toward accessing the inner logic and unfolding mechanisms in the work.
FULL SCHEDULE:
4/3/14 - 3:05-4:35 & 4/4/14 - 10:05-11:35, the Ark. Forsythe Improvisation Technologies Workshop, Reservations are required.
4/4/14 - 11:45-12:45 Bivins Room 109 – Roundtable discussion with Q&A. FREE
4/5/14 - 11:30-1:00 – Master class/workshop at the American Dance Festival (ADF) Studio, Durham. More info about this class
This workshop series is offered in conjunction with Ballet Forward: (re)thinking and (re)forming western classicism in dance, a new Duke University Dance Program initiative, and was possible in part by generous gifts from the Marion Theresa Rucker Watkins Endowment Fund.