William Forsythe

animation, choreography, creative process, embodiment, identity, Inspiration, lenses, physical thinking, research, thesis, virtual reality

Stay with the Questions

Tara Burns
September 17, 2020

Whether getting lost in time and space as I carve thick paint across a black void, loosing myself in an improvisation only to find I have created a Jackson Pollack, or watching my daughters navigate a virtual landscape with excitement, yelling, “Go toward the pink puffy stuff!” I’m continually amazed…

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choreography, creative process, physical thinking, research

Physical Thinking

Tara Burns
October 21, 2018

Update (as requested):Click here to see a video about Synchronous Objects! Synchronous Objects examines William Forsythe’s “One Flat Thing” in ways I’ve never seen quantified. It’s an interface designed to visually represent connections through movements, improvisations and choreography. It’s as if the “making of” part of a movie was integrated with…

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