William Forsythe [electronic resource] : improvisation technologies : a tool for the analytical dance eye / Nick Haffner, Volker Kuchelmeister, Christian Ziegler.
Format:
[electronic resource] :
Edition:
[4th ed.]
Publisher:
Hatje Cantz,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
1 CD-ROM : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (67 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cm.)
Recorded at Frankfurt Ballet, 1994 and 1998. Originally published in 1999. CD-ROM includes Read Me (PDF) files in German and English.
Contents:
Booklet: Editorial / Jeffrey Shaw -- Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln digital dance documents / Dr. Frank-Manuel Peter, Thomas Thorausch -- Improvisation technologies : just the basics / Astrid Sommer -- Observing motion : an interview with William Forsythe / conducted by Nik Haffner -- Both a new world and the old made explicit / Roslyn Sulcas -- Biographical notes -- Transcripts of the Forsythe lectures.
Summary:
Originally developed as a professional training tool for the Frankfurt Ballet, this is an introduction to the basic principles of William Forsythe's improvisation techniques. 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, specially performed by Christine Bürkle, Noah D. Gelber, Thomas McManus, and Crystal Pite, can be called up as further illustrations. Also included is a document of improvisation in practice: Forsythe's performance of Solo, filmed in 1995. Booklet includes an interview with William Forsythe, a text on the production of the CD-ROM by Astrid Sommer, and transcripts of Forsythe's lectures.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.