September 20 – September 24
Monday - Friday
10am - 12:30pm
$18/class and $75/full week

Research and Exploration

In a workshop of 5 days, we will begin by learning an excerpt from from 'The Vile Parody of Address' by William Forsythe. Investigating creative process intrinsic to the crafting of Forsythe’s choreography, we will explore: de (re) construction, musicality, dynamics and spatial organization. Concurrently, the dancers will gain knowledge of basic improvisation skills correlating to and inspired by the works inner logic. I will start each session with a basic ballet barre, and move directly into our stated objectives.

Biography of Douglas Becker:

Teacher and choreographer; former dancer Frankfurt Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, National Ballet of Canada. Teaches Ballet, improvisation and re-stages William Forsythe’s repertory for educational institutions and professional companies across the globe; his own choreography has been presented on the stages of Belgium's Royal Flemish Theatre, Switzerland's Grand Theatre de Genève, and the Choreographic Centers of Grenoble and Nancy in France, faculty/guest artist PARTS Brussels, New York University, UC Irvine and The National Conservatories of Paris and Lyon. He is a returning resident artist in the Hollins University dance department and serves as curator for the program's various international extended study projects; Douglas Becker makes his home in Brussels, Belgium.