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Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere

William Forsythe at Museum Folkwang

  • © Wonge Bergmann
    (c) Wonge Bergmann
  • © Wonge Bergmann
    (c) Wonge Bergmann
  • © Wonge Bergmann
    (c) Wonge Bergmann

The American choreographer William Forsythe is the first artist to utilizethe entire space available in the Große Hallein the new building for the Museum Folkwangdesigned by David Chipperfield.

The Ruhrtriennale realisation of Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2 marksan entirely new chapter in the developmentof this choreographic work. Originally createdfor a solo dancer and 40 pendulums in anabandoned building on New Yorks historicHigh Line, the installation has been continuouslydeveloped in contexts as diverse as themonumental industrial architecture of theTurbine Hall of the Tate Modern, and thehistorical setting provided by the Arsenale ofthe Venice Biennale. This new edition preservesand privileges two central interests inForsythe's oeuvre: counterpoint and the unconsciouschoreographic competence inducedby choreographic situations. Suspended fromautomated grids, more than 400 pendulumsare activated to initiate a sweeping 15 partcounterpoint of tempi, spacial juxtapositionand gradients of centrifugal force whichoffers the spectator a constantly morphinglabyrinth of significant complexity. The spectatorsare free to attempt a navigation thisstatistically unpredictable environment, butare requested to avoid coming in contact withany of the swinging pendulums. This task,which automatically initiates and alerts thespectators innate predictive faculties, producesa lively choreography of manifold and intricateavoidance strategies.

In the interactive video work City of Abstracts, the visitors are drawn into a mael-strom of twirling shapes, unexpectedly becomingparticipants in the action. William Forsythe has shaped contemporary dance ina unique way. His works have kept the practiceof ballet from being solely identifiedwith the classical realm, transforming it intoa dynamic art form of the twenty-first century.But his artistic practice also includesperformance, film, installations, choreographicobjects and internet-based education.

Forsythe will also present a selectionfrom his Lectures from Improvisation Technologies– a collection of 60 film studies whichcontains the most important principles of hislanguage of movement and his art of improvisation,including the film Solo, a rare opportunityto see Forsythe as a dancer.

William Forsythe
technical conception and realisation —
Max Schubert
Construction and Controlling —
Christian Schubert
Programming —
Sven Thöne
Producer —
Julian Gabriel Richter

Shows

Location
— Museum Folkwang, Essen
Premiere
— 24. August 2013
Further dates
— 25. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. August 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. September
Duration
— Open during the regular opening hours of the Folkwang Museum: Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.
infant only when accompanied by an adult
Tickets
— 8 €
Reduced prices start at 5,00 €
August
  • Sat24Aug
    13.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 24. August 2013 at 1.00 PM
  • Sun25Aug
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 25. August 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Tue27Aug
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 27. August 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Wed28Aug
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 28. August 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Thu29Aug
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 29. August 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Fri30Aug
    10.00 - 22.30
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 30. August 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Sat31Aug
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 31. August 2013 at 10.00 AM
September
  • Sun 1Sep
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 1. September 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Tue 3Sep
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 3. September 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Wed 4Sep
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 4. September 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Thu 5Sep
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 5. September 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Fri 6Sep
    10.00 - 22.30
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 6. September 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Sat 7Sep
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 7. September 2013 at 10.00 AM
  • Sun 8Sep
    10.00 - 18.00
    Forsythe: Nowhere and Everywhere on 8. September 2013 at 10.00 AM

Recommendations

tumbletalk 1
William Forsythe, Boris Charmatz
24. August 2013
Museum Folkwang, Essen
A Ruhrtriennale and Forsythe Company production in cooperation with Museum Folkwang, Essen.

The Forsythe Company is supported by the city of Dresden and the Free State of Saxony and the city of Frankfurt and the State of Hesse. It is Company-in-Residence in HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts in Dresden and the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt. With special thanks to the ALTANA Cultural Foundation for the support of the Forsythe Company.