The Forsythe Company

THREE ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES

• Venue: German
• Dates: 17/18/19 April
• Nationality: German
• Time: 8pm/3pm
• Tickets: €30/20 (concession)

'….Forsythe may not be doing very much more than reminding us how shaming war is. His achievement is in bringing it so close he scorches'

Prolific choreographer William Forsythe and his company present the Irish premiere of Three Atmospheric Studies as this year’s headline performance for the Dublin Dance Festival, promising an explosive start to the first annual Dublin Dance Festival.

‘Three Atmospheric Studies is a triptych of dances drawing on a wide range of iconographic traditions. It is also choreographer William Forsythe’s most explicit and most political work: a great performance, simultaneously furious and reflective, on one of the central conflicts of our time. Forsythe succeeds in creating imposing images of war purely by means of the human body, however, despite their great clarity he refuses to use these images to articulate a specific political thesis, preferring instead to generate choreography and direction out of the fatal inner energies of the conflict.’
(Peter Michalzik)

Award-winning choreographer William Forsythe is widely recognised as one of the most influential forces in dance. The New York born choreographer’s career spans decades: in 1984, he was appointed Director of Ballet Frankfurt and during his 20-year tenure with the company he created many groundbreaking performances. His work is celebrated for reorienting the practice of ballet from its identification with classical repertoire into a dynamic 21st-century art form. In 2004, he formed The Forsythe Company with an intimate ensemble of 18 dancers. Based in Frankfurt and Dresden, Forsythe continues to challenge audiences across the world with his insightful and pioneering work.

Credits:
A work by The Forsythe Company

Director
William Forsythe

Stage & Lighting Design William Forsythe

Costume Design Satoru Choko, Dorothee Merg

Text Dana Caspersen, William Forsythe, David Kern

Speakers Amancio Gonzalez, David Kern, Ander Zabala, Dana Caspersen

Music David Morrow, Thom Willems

Sound Design & Synthesis Dietrich Kruger, Neils Lanz

Dancers Yoko Ando, Cyril Baldy, Esther Balfe, Francesca Caroti, Dana Caspersen, Amancio Gonzalez, David Kern, Ioannis Mantafounis, Fabrice Mazliah, Robert Mosca, Tilman O’Donnell, Nicole Peisl, Christopher Roman, Jone San Martin, Parvaneh Scharafali, Yasutake Shimajo, Elizabeth Waterhouse, Ander Zabala

Brought to you in association with: Rolex

Supported by: Goethe-Institut & Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Dublin

Photo credits to Dominik Mentzos

See William Forsythe’s Solo here

For more information on The Forsythe Company visit their web site http://www.theforsythecompany.de/

Read a New York Time article on Three Atmospheric Studies here