Elizabeth Corbett
January 11 - 15
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
4-6pm $75
Gibney Dance at 890 Broadway

IDD Wkshp: Forsythe Phrase and Improvisation Technologies
Long time Forsythe dancer Elizabeth Corbett guides an exploration into working methodologies inspired by the creative processes of William Forsythe. In this workshop, dancers explore and develop improvisation approaches and deconstruction of Forsythe's phrase work toward accessing the inner logic and unfolding mechanisms in the work. William Forsythe's vision has opened new dialogues in dance. As artistic director of an extraordinary collection of dance artists, Forsythe, Ballet Frankfurt and The Forsythe Company have blazed a trail for contemporary dance for more than 20 years. One of his many evolving projects was the codification of Laban-based, real-time movement analysis systems called Improvisation Technologies. These concepts and methodologies are employed by the dancers not only to generate set phrases of movement but also as a tool for performed improvisation. Under the direction of longtime Forsythe dancer Elizabeth Corbett, you are invited to explore some of Forsythe's choreographed phrase work and ideas and concepts, toward accessing the inner logic and unfolding mechanisms in the work.