Forsythe and Balanchine looked for the mathematical shapes of classical ballet to extend the movements to create longer lines of the human body, similar to architectural renderings. Architecture shaped Balanchine and Forsythe’s work. Associating with different architects, Forsythe educated himself on spatiality and structure to construct the dancers’ bodies. Although Balanchine’s movement applied math to elongate the dancer’s body, Forsythe constructs movements based on researching physics. In a recorded conversation, Forsythe explains how he creates his movements by, “drawing imaginary shapes in the air, and then running his limbs through his complicated and invisible geometry.” Forsythe interconnected points between geometric shapes to distort
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Improv dancing is the spontaneous development of exploring movement. Improv was new to the classical companies Forsythe choreographed for. Improv was a natural progression to the geometric and technical aspects of Forsythe dance movements. Forsythe collaborated with the Centre of Art and Media to explain Forsythe’s improvisation techniques through an interactive visual. Forsythe produced an interactive computer program called Improvisation Technologies: A Tool for the Analytical Dance Eye. This application goes in depth on Forsythe’s methodology of lines and movements in three-dimensional form. It examines the animated graphics of one of Forsythe’s dancers and allows you to follow along with step by step guide. The program has been observed by multiple universities and dance companies. This program permits other dancers and the audience to visualize Forsythe’s style and movement and compare it to the similar movement of Balanchine’s. Even though Forsythe generates the lines and curves on the program, Balanchine and Forsythe exaggerated extensions and torsions are made visible for the public. Both Balanchine and Forsythe’s works are set on a bare stage with their dancers dressed in simple, unadorned costumes to allow the viewer to see the patterns and lines
Improv dancing is the spontaneous development of exploring movement. Improv was new to the classical companies Forsythe choreographed for. Improv was a natural progression to the geometric and technical aspects of Forsythe dance movements. Forsythe collaborated with the Centre of Art and Media to explain Forsythe’s improvisation techniques through an interactive visual. Forsythe produced an interactive computer program called Improvisation Technologies: A Tool for the Analytical Dance Eye. This application goes in depth on Forsythe’s methodology of lines and movements in three-dimensional form. It examines the animated graphics of one of Forsythe’s dancers and allows you to follow along with step by step guide. The program has been observed by multiple universities and dance companies. This program permits other dancers and the audience to visualize Forsythe’s style and movement and compare it to the similar movement of Balanchine’s. Even though Forsythe generates the lines and curves on the program, Balanchine and Forsythe exaggerated extensions and torsions are made visible for the public. Both Balanchine and Forsythe’s works are set on a bare stage with their dancers dressed in simple, unadorned costumes to allow the viewer to see the patterns and lines