William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography

William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9781136834905
ISBN-13 : 1136834907
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Synopsis William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography by : Steven Spier

William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions about choreography itself. William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography presents a diverse range of critical writings on his work, with illuminating analysis of his practice from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book also contains insightful working testaments from Forsythe’s collaborators, as well as a contribution from the choreographer himself. With essays covering all aspects of Forsythe’s past and current work, readers are provided with an unparalleled view into the creative world of this visionary artist, as well as a comprehensive resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of ballet and contemporary dance today.

William Forsythe

William Forsythe
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9783791357966
ISBN-13 : 3791357964
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis William Forsythe by : Louise Neri

This stunning and comprehensive book presents acclaimed artist William Forsythe, whose work is at the intersection of performance, sculpture, and installation. Since the 1990s, parallel to his stage productions, Forsythe has developed a body of work he calls "Choreographic Objects". These experimental, interactive works invite the viewer to engage with the fundamental ideas of choreography and extend Forsythe's choreographic explorations beyond the stage and skilled professionals to public spaces and the layperson. This volume considers the full breadth of his oeuvre and features contributions from leading scholars, critics, and theorists in the disciplines of visual arts, choreography, and dance. Forsythe's highly engaging voice shines through in his own writing, which enriches and deepens the scholarly essays in the book. In addition, the book features an illustrated chronology of The Forsythe Company (2005-15), the artist's dance troupe that followed his legendary tenure at Ballett Frankfurt. Generously illustrated, this volume is certain to become a reference book for Forsythe's many fans as well as an invaluable resource for students of visual art, dance, and interdisciplinary practice. Copublished by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and DelMonico Books

William Forsythe: Improvisation Technologies

William Forsythe: Improvisation Technologies
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Publisher : Hatje Cantz Pub
Total Pages : 70
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ISBN-10 : 3775721843
ISBN-13 : 9783775721844
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis William Forsythe: Improvisation Technologies by : William Forsythe

Divided into sixty 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 ... can be called up as further illustrations. Also included is a document of improvisation in practice: Forsythe's performance of Solo, filmed in 1995.

William Forsythe

William Forsythe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 125
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ISBN-10 : 9781134431014
ISBN-13 : 1134431015
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis William Forsythe by : Senta Driver

First Published in 2000. Choreography and Dance: An International Journal is concerned with the composition of ballet and related forms of dance performed on stage. The journal covers the techniques and training of choreographers, and the development of choreography together with historical, social, folk and other influences on dance. This is Volume 5, Part 3, focusing on the life of William Forsythe, his life and works in movement design and dance direction, including his time at the Ballett Frankurt.

Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 2910055620
ISBN-13 : 9782910055622
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Synopsis Antony Gormley by : Alessandra Bellavita

This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Second Body, by Antony Gormley (born 1950), at the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris. Consisting of four large-scale installations, the show continues the artist's ongoing investigation of the human body as an architectural space.

William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater

William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9783031266584
ISBN-13 : 3031266587
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater by : Freya Vass

This book takes choreographer William Forsythe’s choreographic and scenographic processes as a holistic lens through which to view dance as a fundamentally visuo-sonic art form and choreography as a form of perceptual experimentation. In doing so, it reveals how the made worlds within which postdramatic dance is situated influence how choreography is perceived. Resonating with ecological perspectives but also drawing on an extensive range of cognitive research approaches, the volume’s choreo-scenographic perspective emphasizes the importance of considering the expanded scenography of lighting, sound, space, scenic elements, costume, and performer movement when analyzing the sensory and cognitive perception of dance. The volume provides a first book-length cognitive study of both an individual choreographer and the aesthetics of postdramatic theatre. It also satisfies a need for more dedicated scholarship on Forsythe, whose extensive and varied array of groundbreaking ballets and dance theater works for the Ballett Frankfurt (1984-2004), The Forsythe Company (2005-15), and as an independent choreographer have made him a key figure in 20th/21st century dance.

William J. Forsyth

William J. Forsyth
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9780253011770
ISBN-13 : 0253011779
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis William J. Forsyth by : Rachel Berenson Perry

Closely associated with artists such as T. C. Steele and J. Ottis Adams, William J. Forsyth studied at the Royal Academy in Munich then returned home to paint what he knew best—the Indiana landscape. It proved a rewarding subject. His paintings were exhibited nationally and received major awards. With full-color reproductions of Forsyth's most important paintings and previously unpublished photographs of the artist and his work, this book showcases Forsyth's fearless experiments with artistic styles and subjects. Drawing on his personal letters and other sources, Rachel Berenson Perry discusses Forsyth and his art and offers fascinating insights into his personality, his relationships with his students, and his lifelong devotion to teaching and educating the public about the importance of art.

History of Trial by Jury

History of Trial by Jury
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 408
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105043695472
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Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis History of Trial by Jury by : William Forsyth

Sir William Forsythe's Freebase Nuptials

Sir William Forsythe's Freebase Nuptials
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Publisher : Sagging Shorts
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1944697462
ISBN-13 : 9781944697464
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Sir William Forsythe's Freebase Nuptials by : Sean Kilpatrick

Fiction. Drama. Film. Sean Kilpatrick may be the P.G. Wodehouse of Hell. The blistering anger of his deliciously delirious rants delivers more cathartic mirth than provocation, and the ever-present poetic invention and subtly tidy thematic organization hiding in plain sight behind the ultra-violence inflicted on reader, characters, language and meaning suggest, in the end, a graceful and always musical accommodation to form. In this faux sequel to a Steven Seagal movie written in "80s Shakespeare," cultural icons Laurie Anderson, Michael Jackson, "Sir" William Forsythe, and assorted other henchmen and hemi-demi-semi- deities demean and demolish themselves and each other as they trace out, perhaps inadvertently but certainly hilariously, the delicate arc of a love story.

Apollo's Angels

Apollo's Angels
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 640
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ISBN-10 : 9780679603900
ISBN-13 : 0679603905
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Apollo's Angels by : Jennifer Homans

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first cultural history of ballet ever written—is a groundbreaking work. From ballet’s origins in the Renaissance and the codification of its basic steps and positions under France’s Louis XIV (himself an avid dancer), the art form wound its way through the courts of Europe, from Paris and Milan to Vienna and St. Petersburg. In the twentieth century, émigré dancers taught their art to a generation in the United States and in Western Europe, setting off a new and radical transformation of dance. Jennifer Homans, a historian, critic, and former professional ballerina, wields a knowledge of dance born of dedicated practice. Her admiration and love for the ballet, as Entertainment Weekly notes, brings “a dancer’s grace and sure-footed agility to the page.”