William Forsythe

Acting

William Forsythe

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Dec 30, 1949 (75 years old)

William Forsythe

Known For

Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance
1h 30m
Movie 2015

Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance

The mavericks whose radical ideas created modern dance in the...

Evidentia
1h 24m
Movie 1995

Evidentia

In this experimental film conceived by Sylvie Guillem, the choreographers...

Biography

William Forsythe is a radical innovator in choreography and dance. For more than four decades, he has redefined the syntax and praxis of his field, exerting unparalleled influence on subsequent generations of artists. Over the course of his career, he has developed an extensive repertoire of groundbreaking ballet choreographies and experimental, non-proscenium-based dance-theater works, as well as an open-access digital platform for dance analysis, notation, and improvisation. His works are featured in the repertoire of many of the world’s major ballet companies, including Paris Opera Ballet; Mariinsky Ballet, Saint Petersburg; Semperoper Ballet, Dresden, Germany; Royal Ballet, London; New York City Ballet; San Francisco Ballet; Boston Ballet; and the National Ballet of Canada. Parallel with the evolution of his choreographic performances, Forsythe has worked for more than twenty years on installations, film works, and discrete, interactive sculptures, which he calls "choreographic objects."