William Forsythe: Improvisation Technologies: A Tool for the Analytical Dance Eye CD-ROM – April 30, 2010

i had the esteemed privilege of working with bill forsythe in a week long intensive class while he was visiting ucla during the spring of 2001. he spoke about most of the processes you will find on this cd-rom; however, the cd-rom is MUCH easier to follow than some of the class discussions we had... bill is a genius and sometimes left everyone in the room with blank looks on their faces, because he would jump into an idea without remembering that we didn't necessarily know the train of thought that got him to the idea he was currently discussing... that is definitely not a problem on the cd-rom -- it is exceedingly clear, and the concepts are demonstrated in actual choreographic examples. the disc is well organized, and very inciteful. if the ideas themselves aren't interesting enough, there's the fabulous design and layout of the whole package that will keep you fiddling for a long time. this is a must for anyone interested in bill forsythe, choreographic processes, dance for visual media, design for movement arts, and movement improvisation. check out bill's solo which is included on the disc as well!!

So far, I can't use the cd-rom. I'm in America. Do I need to change dvd region? it's not working for me. Anyone else have this issue?

Yes. A great tool to understand the notions behind his improvisational technologies.

An excellent tool for teaching improvisation and contemporary movement techniques at any level. The format is fairly dated at this point, but the information is just as cogent as it was 15 years ago - and it's REALLY great to have it available at an affordable price (the original release of the CD-ROM was several hundred dollars).

Le CD-Rom intéractif et le livret nous montrent toute la génialité de Forsythe e son travail chorégraphique. À ne pas manquer!!