CATALOGUE (FIRST EDITION) by William Forsythe, in artistic collaboration with Jill Johnson, Brit Rodemund and Christopher Roman, premieres at Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen.
An “intricate, almost baroque piece” – this is how the celebrated choreographer William Forsythe describes his new work for the DANCE ON ENSEMBLE. The richness of the bodily knowledge shared between Jill Johnson and Christopher Roman, both former Forsythe dancers, and Brit Rodemund, is part of the fabric of the piece. Forsythe continues to search for new shapes and modes of movement. He is looking back in order to re-invent himself.
The idea for the duet came from an intention to highlight the special relationship, shared sensibilities and coordinative skill set of Jill Johnson and Christopher Roman. They have collaborated closely for a long time, staging many of Forsythe’s works all over the world.
Brit Rodemund, who has not worked with Forsythe before, was included in the rehearsal process from the beginning. She and Johnson, the first guest dancer to join the DANCE ON ENSEMBLE, will share the female role in alternate performances. Different facets of these three dancers and their professional experiences come together to form the basis of Catalogue (First Edition).
Co-production: Theater im Pfalzbau, tanzhaus nrw
With support from BASF SE
In collaboration with the University of Southern California, Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Los Angeles
DANCE ON is a project by DIEHL+RITTER gUG funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media