William Forsythe on Hypothetical Stream

On Daniel Larrieu, fax machines and Tiepolo

On instructions, trust and openness

The letter that Forsythe discusses can be found on this page.

On the term score

On scores, imagination and intentions

Letter from William Forsythe to Daniel Larrieu Page 2

Letter from William Forsythe to Daniel Larrieu Page 1

More information about Forsythe

The website of Forsythe

Interview with Forsythe on BBC3

Oralsite (about)

William Forsythe on Scores

Looking back to Hypothetical Stream (1997)

Introduction

This page is part of the publication “What's the Score Publication”. It was edited by Tom Engels, Interviewers in audio-comments are Myriam Van Imschoot and Tom Engels..

Hypothetical Stream (1997) was a choreography by William Forsythe for the company of Daniel Larrieu, using a score based on Tiepolo drawings. The score and a letter with a set of instructions were sent by fax to Daniel Larrieu. 15 years later, William Forsythe looks back on this process and his concerns at the times in a series of audio-comments.

William Forsythe grew up in New York and began his education with Nolan Dingman and Christa Long in Florida. He danced with the Joffrey Ballet and later on the Stuttgarter Ballet before becoming the latter’s house choreographer in 1976. In the following seven years, he created new works for the Stuttgart ensemble as well as ballet companies in Munich, London, Berlin, Paris and New York, among others. His 20-year career as director of the Ballet Frankfurt began in 1984. Forsythe’s works from this period have a central position in the repertoire of important ballet ensembles throughout the world, including the Petersburg Mariinsky Ballet, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, The Royal Ballet and The Paris Opera Ballet. After the dissolution of the Ballett Frankfurt in 2004, Forsythe formed a new, independent ensemble: The Forsythe Company, which has its permanent venues in Dresden and Frankfurt/Main, and performs international guest performances.

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