William Forsythe / Ballet Royal de Flandre

Artifact

Archive 2011
Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse
novembernov 24 – 30
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Artifact
Choreography, William Forsythe
Scenography, lighting and costumes, William Forsythe
Music, Eva Crossmann-Hecht, Jean-Sébastien Bach
and Sound  William Forsythe
Technical Advice, Olaf Winter, Jurgen Koss, Urs Frey
Sound Design, Bernhard Klein
With the Dancers of the Royal Ballet of  Flanders and Margot Kazimirska, Kate Strong, Nicholas Champion (Invited artists)

Production Royal Ballet of Flanders
Corealisation Théâtre National de Chaillot (Paris) ; Festival d’Automne à Paris
Partnership with France Inter

The production of two of William Forsythe’s major works, twenty-five years on, testify to the contemporariness of his choreographic approach. Performed by the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Artifact (1984) may be seen as a danced manifesto, while Impressing the Czar (1988) is a joyful parody of 19th century ballet. Both bear witness to his will to incorporate music and theater into a profound understanding of dance.

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