Steptext

A departure from the mechanics of the theatrical ritual, “Steptext” attempts to suspend the mechanisms, so fundamental as accessories, of the execution of the performance which has determined the structure of the stage performance.

“A departure from the mechanics of the theatrical ritual, “Steptext” attempts to suspend the mechanisms, so fundamental as accessories, of the execution of the performance which has determined the structure of the stage performance. It produces a series of musical, scenographic and choreographic “suspenses”, which create an environment of charged narration (for a woman and three men).”

William Forsythe

“Endless stretches, 360° ronds de jambe, grands jetés just above the ground while turning around their partner. Four dancers as tense as the strings on Bach’s violin, whose austere and harrowing beauty goes so well with Forsythe’s futuristic dance.”

Sylvie de Nussac

This piece features in the repertoire of the CCN – Ballet de Lorraine and was presented in April 2012 by the CCN along with two other pieces by William Forsythe: “The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude”, which pushes the neo-classical language of Balanchine to the extreme, and “The Vile Parody of Address”, which is a rigorously contrapuntal exercise for piano, voice and dancers.