William Forsythe and the practice of choreography : it starts from any point / edited 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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Spier, Steven
Other title:William Forsythe & the practice of choreography.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Watching the Ballett Frankfurt, 1988-2009 / Roslyn Sulcas
  • Of monsters and puppets : William Forsythe's work after the 'Robert Scott Complex' / Gerald Siegmund
  • Splintered encounters : the critical reception to William Forsythe in the United States, 1979-1989 / Mark Franko
  • Najinsky's heir : a classical company leads modern dance / Senta Driver
  • Timbral architectures, aurality's force : sound and music / Chris Salter
  • Dancing music : the intermodality of The Forsythe Company / Freya Vass-Rhee
  • Choreographic objects / William Forsythe
  • Decreation : fragmentation and continuity / Dana Caspersen
  • Inside the knot that two bodies make / Steven Spier
  • Aberrations of gravity / Heidi Gilpin
  • The space of memory : William Forsythe's ballets / Gerald Siegmund
  • Choreographic thinking and amateur bodies / Steven Spier.