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The Forsythe Company

The cutting edge of ballet

June 17, 2013
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William Forsythe's new ballet makes the journey from Frankfurt to London




The US choreographer William Forsythe returns to Sadler’s Wells with his new work, Study #3. Originally premiered in Frankfurt in November 2012, the piece is a kind of physical reminiscence of 30 years at the cutting edge of ballet. Few modern choreographers understand the principles of ballet as well as Forsythe. He has an architect’s view of space and design, a cinematographer’s grasp of lighting and a sculptor’s eye for the representation of physical energy. Thinking well beyond the confines of conventional performance, Forsythe is just as likely to create art installations in a gallery—his work has appeared at the Louvre and the Tate Modern—as he is to present work on a stage.

Forsythe’s rigorous academic discipline and his boundless curiosity continue to take him and his company of superb dancers into places most choreographers can’t even contemplate. Study #3 is a unique opportunity to see a distillation of the themes, ideas and innovations selected from 30 works of a genuinely holistic dancemaker. Sadler's Wells, 18th to 20th June