An exhibition hall with pendulums hanging from the ceiling on strings. 5 people move between the strings.

WILLIAM FORSYTHE: Choreographic Objects

in cooperation with ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival

In cooperation with the ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival, this summer the MAK will become the venue for an extraordinary exhibition by renowned choreographer William Forsythe.

11.7.2024—18.8.2024

Lower Exhibition Hall

The center of the course in the lower MAK Exhibition Hall will be the installation Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time, Nr. 2, which consists of hundreds of swinging pendulums and engages the visitors’ bodies with the exhibition space. The ImPulsTanz Festival 2024 will officially open at the MAK with the exhibition WILLIAM FORSYTHE: Choreographic Objects on Thursday, 11.7.2024, at 8 pm.

William Forsythe is one of the most influential choreographers of our time. With his dance works, he has freed the practice of ballet from its identification with the classical repertoire and turned it into a dynamic art form of the 21st century. He has also been developing Choreographic Objects since 1989, which cannot merely be understood by looking at them. It is the audience’s reaction and the movements these reactions induce that create a comprehensive, genre-transcending overall choreography and thus complete the work.

Two people are standing in front of a large screen. The people are mirrored on the screen in a distorted version.

An exhibition hall with pendulums hanging from the ceiling on strings.

An exhibition hall with pendulums hanging from the ceiling on strings. 2 people move between the strings.

An exhibition hall with pendulums hanging from the ceiling on strings. 1 person moves between the strings.

A person moves through an exhibition space.

A wooden floor on which instructions can be read. A person steps over the first instruction.

A wooden floor on which instructions can be read. A person hold their hand over the instructions.

William Forsythe, Putting one foot in front of the other, 2019

A video wall in front of which 5 people are moving: The video wall distorts their movements.

A large screen in front of which people are standing and moving. The same people are projected onto the screen in a distorted way.

Since 1984, ImPulsTanz has grown to become the largest European festival for contemporary dance and performance. For almost ten years now, ImPulsTanz has been enriching its program with synergies in fine arts, thus blurring the boundaries between performing and visual artistic expressions. This summer, the festival will visit the MAK for the first time.

Opening: Thu, 11.7.2024, 8-11 pm, Free admission
DJ set by Lucia Kagramanyan (NTS Radio)

A cooperation between ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival and the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts