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'''William Forsythe''' (born December 30, 1949 in ]) is an ] ] and ] resident in ] in ]. He is known internationally for his work with the Ballet Frankfurt (1984–2004) and ] (2005–present). His early works attempt to link the principals and practice of ballet in its classical identity to a more modern, 21st century form. Forsythe creates his work with a high regard to the principles of organization; Forsythe often incorporates installations, film, and other modern technological venues into his work. '''William Forsythe''' (born December 30, 1949 in ]) is an ] ] and ] resident in ] in ]. He is known internationally for his work with the Ballet Frankfurt (1984–2004) and ] (2005–present). Forsythe has produced and collaborated on numerous installation works, including ''White Bouncy Castle'' (1997, in collaboration with Dana Caspersen and Joel Ryan), ''City of Abstracts'' (2000), ''Scattered Crowd'' (2002), ''airdrawing|whenever on on on nohow on'' (2004, collaborating with Peter Welz), and ''You made me a monster'' (2005). Installation works by Forsythe have been shown at the Louvre Museum, Venice Biennale, ] in London, ] in New York, the ] in Chicago,<ref></ref> and other prominent locations. His short film ''Solo'' was presented at the 1997 ]. In 2006, a major exhibition of his performance, film and installation work was presented at the ] in Munich.

Forsythe has produced and collaborated on numerous installation works, including ''White Bouncy Castle'' (1997, in collaboration with Dana Caspersen and Joel Ryan), ''City of Abstracts'' (2000), ''Scattered Crowd'' (2002), ''airdrawing|whenever on on on nohow on'' (2004, collaborating with Peter Welz), and ''You made me a monster'' (2005). Installation works by Forsythe have been shown at the Louvre Museum, Venice Biennale, ] in London, ] in New York, the ] in Chicago,<ref></ref> and other prominent locations. His short film ''Solo'' was presented at the 1997 ]. In 2006, a major exhibition of his performance, film and installation work was presented at the ] in Munich.


==Selected works== ==Selected works==

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William Forsythe (born December 30, 1949 in New York City) is an American dancer and choreographer resident in Frankfurt am Main in Hessen. He is known internationally for his work with the Ballet Frankfurt (1984–2004) and The Forsythe Company (2005–present). Forsythe has produced and collaborated on numerous installation works, including White Bouncy Castle (1997, in collaboration with Dana Caspersen and Joel Ryan), City of Abstracts (2000), Scattered Crowd (2002), airdrawing|whenever on on on nohow on (2004, collaborating with Peter Welz), and You made me a monster (2005). Installation works by Forsythe have been shown at the Louvre Museum, Venice Biennale, Artangel in London, Creative Time in New York, the Renaissance Society in Chicago, and other prominent locations. His short film Solo was presented at the 1997 Whitney Biennial. In 2006, a major exhibition of his performance, film and installation work was presented at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

Selected works

  • 1976 Urlicht
  • 1983 Gänge
  • 1983 France/Dance
  • 1984 Artifact
  • 1986 Isabelle's Dance
  • 1986 Die Befragung des Robert Scott
  • 1987 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated
  • 1988 Impressing the Czar
  • 1990 Limb's Theorem
  • 1991 The Second Detail
  • 1991 Loss of Small Detail
  • 1992 ALIE/N A(C)TION
  • 1994 Self Meant to Govern
  • 1995 Eidos:Telos
  • 1996 The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
  • 1999 Endless House
  • 2000 One Flat Thing, reproduced
  • 2000 Kammer/Kammer
  • 2003 Decreation
  • 2005 Three Atmospheric Studies
  • 2005 You made me a monster
  • 2006 Heterotopia
  • 2007 The Defenders
  • 2008 Yes we can't
  • 2008 I Don't Believe in Outer Space
  • 2009 The Returns

References

  1. William Forsythe at the Renaissance Society
  2. Rockwell, John (4 May 2006). "Forsythe Company: Desire, Loss, Many Rooms and Catherine Deneuve". New York Times. Retrieved 1 July 2011. A review of Forsythe's Kammer/Kammer.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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