Full-length Artifact Part II: Ballet Frankfurt. Choreography, William Forsythe

[@peterwolf123]

Was hatten wir in Frankfurt für ein Glück, als wir ab Mitte der 80-ger solch ein Ballett sehen und entdecken konnten ! Ich persönlich hatte vorher wenig Interesse an Ballett, aber Forsythes Ensemble „öffnete mir die Augen“und ich erinnere mich an das Hochgefühl, wenn meine Freunde und ich aus der Vorstellung kamen.

[@hans-jurgforrer8847]

immer wieder, immer noch ein zeugnis von forsythes genie ! absolutely love it ! habe artifact mehrmals in frankfurt gesehen….. einfach atemberaubend…..

[@klaas020]

OMG! So good!! Thank you for posting ❤️

[@jennazureazure2245]

Thank you SO much for sharing this. Ballet Frankfurt is/has been a major portion of my inspiration to dance, Seeing these amazing performances fills a bit of the huge gap that has been the situation since 2020. I am very grateful.

[@ererzalon-ergonomic-consultant]

Dear Dana ! thank you for sharing that if anyone can get close to choreograph the Chacone - that Bill If any one can get it dance - thats were you guys ! IT IS ALMOST A PERFECT CHOREOGRAPHY A real wiered scary story about that- I was once rehersing a solo for a balerina I had in mind in TLV Israel , as we finished with very little success, we went out and heard some familiar soundscoming from another studio . That was you reharsing that piece for the evening's preformance you had . NOW- what Iwas reharsing down was--- the same Chacone ! what are the chances ???? If he remembers- send Bill my love . Erez Alon , Israel

[@gloriamclean5754]

IT is just fabulous to see this, and to see your extraordinary dancing, Dana! Thank you for posting.

[@DanaCaspersen]

Thank you, Gloria!

[@joneastigarraga3170]

#magnifica##jone san martín #

[@luizfernandobongiovannimar2888]

Wonderful stuff! it is now part of ballet/dance history and it is great to see this company, Frankfurt Ballet, dancing it. Especially with: Dana, Fabrice, Amy and Thierry. I would love to see the whole piece somewhere...

[@nothersheep]

One can access a video capture of the whole work at the dance library in NYC.

[@aliciaaltair]

Wow. Just, wow.

[@nipebau4758]

Thank you, Dana, for this exciting piece, which I saw in Frankfurt in many performances.

[@DanaCaspersen]

Thanks for being there +NiPeBau! It is an extraordinary work to dance. I loved it every time.

[@Causeymoto]

and how i loved dancing it with you!! Im staging it now :) fond memories of us in steptext!! Highlight of my career! Thank you! love you and miss you!

[@superstarpally]

Maurice Causey Oh my God...Here we are on this comment thread. Today I assigned my classes at AMDA to search this video and view it for their homework ...next we are coming back to discuss and they're real assignment is to be inspired by what I am referring to as 'the exquisite glorification of classroom work' ( referring to the corps du ballet work here- how to articulate and perform exquisite tendus, tenliés , jetés and closing 5th.) I saw this performed at the music center a few days ago and it's been constantly with me, since. So inspiring. Houston Ballet performed very beautifully. ...And I've been thinking of you setting this in Spain!. We are all connected. Love you. PS I saw Dana perform the original Artifact many years ago... I believe it was when I was dancing in Israel. Xoxo

[@DanaCaspersen]

@@Causeymoto I so loved it too! And you ; - )

[@inamarr]

One of the most amazing choreographies I have ever watched. I am watching for the 5th time in a week… Is this the choreography from 1984? When it starts, are you the dancer on the left?

[@DanaCaspersen]

Yes, this is the choreography from 1984, and I'm the dancer on the left with Fabrice Mazliah. Glad you are enjoying it!

[@nilasspasov8417]

Well, beautiful music and a lot of mechanical arms movements. Some interesting but difficult to watch for long time .

[@nothersheep]

+Nilas spasov, those gestures make much more (organic) sense if you've seen the first act of the ballet. The whole three acts of the ballet constitute a summary of or meditation upon of the history of the form, and the gestures are a combination of the way dancers "mark" with the arms as well as ballet mime from more classical works. This section is an evolution from the first act. The third sort of brings the whole thing together again. But this is very much contemporary dance, and was part of a huge change (back in the 70s) regarding ideas about what ballet could be. Looking back, one can see It changed the history of ballet as much as it summarized it. If one watches it as classical "divertissement" it can seem a little agressive or confusing.

[@AnnabellaEdeL]

@@nothersheep I'VE ALWAYS SEEN CONTEMPORARY BALLET AS AN EVOLUTION OF A MIXTURE OF BALLET AND MODERN AS THEY WERE IN THE 70S. IT'S INTERESTING THE CONCEPT OF "SUMMARIZING THE HISTORY OF BALLET". COULD YOU EXPLAIN MORE, PLEASE?

[@nothersheep]

@@AnnabellaEdeL, Forsythe speaks about this work in interviews which you could probably do a google search for. Have you seen the whole work?

[@nothersheep]

The first act introduces different archetypal characters (renaissance mime, choreographer, the "spirit of dance") all from different epochs and has them try to speak simultaneously (which is generally confusing, as they don't actually share time and can't converse directly). At different moments throughout the ballet we see vocabulary which pulls from - and choreographically "comments" upon - different eras of the form. As though we seen how contemporary ballet has been built upon what was current in different times, and then became part of history, still influencing what is "discussed"/danced now.

[@nothersheep]

He speaks about it much more eloquently than I can. Google "Artifact" and "interview" and I'm sure you'll find something worthwhile.

[@TheLorenzoski]

Thank you for uploading! But I can't find Part I... Can someone help me out here?

[@СергейШерстнев-й3р]

Так вот он каков современный балет, а нас грузят, что он должен быть с вывернутыми коленками и косолапыми ступнями в 3 позиции

[@realvariation]

Is there a chance to watch te complete piece on line? Extraordinary work of art. Thank you

[@DanaCaspersen]

Thank you for your thoughts. The whole piece is not online at the moment, we'll get it there eventually!

[@Валерка-ч2ц]

Вдруг захотелось,чтобы занавес больше не поднимался и звучала только музыка. Как-то утомила бесконечная нанайская борьба. Хотя и чрезвычайно изобретательная...

[@AnnabellaEdeL]

When did this performance take place?

[@stevendwoodruff]

London 2001

[@laurahackstein6517]

Couldn't afford to hire a living violinist? Is Frankfurt out of money?