Forsythe / Clug / McGregor | The Czech National Ballet

[ Creators ]

The Second Detail

Choreography

William Forsythe

Music

Thom Willems

Costumes

Yumiko Takeshima a Issey Miyake (White Dress)

Sets and Light design

William Forsythe

Sets and lighting design supervision

Tanja Rühl

Assistant choreographer

Noah Gelber

Handman

Music

Milko Lazar – Piano and Drums (2015), commissioned by Nederlands Dans Theater, Justin Hurwitz – Dismissed; Drum & Drone (from the film Whiplash)

Sets and Costumes

Edward Clug

Lighting design

Tom Visser

Assistant choreographer

Aya Misaki

EDEN | EDEN

Choreography

Wayne McGregor

Music

Steve Reich

Sets

Wayne McGregor

Design associate

Catherine Smith

Costumes

Ursula Bombshell

Lighting design

Charles Balfour

Lighting associate

John-Paul Percox

Video design

Ravi Deepres

Visual effects

Luke Unsworth kindly supported by University Of Central England, Research Lab

[ About ballet ]

If dance always delivers just what is expected, it will stagnate, lose its lustre and magnetism, and ultimately fall into oblivion. Thus may be summed up the intellectual approach of the contemporary top-class globally celebrated choreographers William Forsythe, Edward Clug and Wayne McGregor, whose works feature in a unique Czech National Ballet triptych.

The mixed bill comprises works by three world-renowned contemporary choreographers. William Forsythe, Edward Clug and Wayne McGregor are innovators, ranking among the most gifted dance creators of the present time, all of them inventors of novel, singular movement phraseology. William Forsythe is a towering figure of contemporary global dance. Blending ballet and visual arts, displaying both abstraction and forceful theatricality, he views choreography as an organisational practice.
The Second Detail is simultaneously playful and rigorous, set to an aggressively percussive score by the composer Thom Willems. Conceived in 2016 for Nederlands Dans Theater 2, in 2017
Edward Clug’s Handman was nominated for the coveted Benois de la danse accolade. Wayne McGregor is internationally renowned for trailblazing innovations in performance, integrating dance,
film, visual arts, digital technologies and natural sciences.
In EDEN | EDEN he focuses on the impact of technology on the aesthetics of the environment and the human body alike.

CZECH PREMIERE

14 October 2021

at the State Opera

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME

1 hour 10 minutes

2 intermission 20 minutes

NUMBER OF DANCERS

32

+ Technical and Production Crew

[ Estimates technical standards ]

* In the event that there will be further performances the number of dancers will be increased due to alteration
The stage is equipped with black borders and legs

Proscenium opening:

width 12 m, height 8 m

Stage dimension:

min. 15 x 14 m

Fly bars:

min 20x - load 500 kg, 8x lighting bars, see attached ground plan

Lights:

High quality theatre lighting and moving head wash and spots + FOH equipment, see the light plot

Sound:

Standard professional sound system (Audience + Stage), Computer media player (min. 2x 2CH) + special sound for orchestra (10 members) and singers (5 members), see the sound technical rider