Release Ballet
The Joy Of Movement

Dieser Workshop ist eine Ballettklasse, in der wir uns aber mit den Prinzipien der Raumbeschreibung und Bewegungserkennung beschäftigen. Prinzipien, die ich in vielen Jahren der Improvisation für William Forsythe erlernte. Der Unterricht ist körperbezogen und vermittelt fachliche Tricks, um die Linien, die so oft für das Ballett gefordert werden, länger und klarer zu gestalten. Wir werden mit Geschwindigkeit arbeiten, eine Arbeitsweise, die ich bei meinem Training nach Balanchine kennenlernte.Wie der Titel des Workshops schon sagt, suche ich nach Wegen, die Freude an Bewegung zu vermitteln, den gesamten Körper zu fordern und Ballett einfach als ein Tanzen zu betrachten.



Forsythe Repertory
Fosythe and Rizzi Repertory

Tony Rizzi will be teaching a solo from "Vile Parody of Adress"/ "The interview with Robert Scott", a more modern solo. The participants will learn about where ideas and impetus for the movements come from as well as how they can alter this bodytext to create new material. Rizzi very much likes to use the things that are going on in the space and set up a feeling of having a rehearsal at the Ballett Frankfurt. Letting the desires and ideas come from the people in the workshop he will guide what you will do next. This may mean jumping to a completly different piece or combining two together or as in the past maybe making a new piece out of it. An open mind and an understanding of "going with the flow" is a necessity to participate. And best would be to attend all 5 classes if you commit to the workshop. It is not a rule but it is more fulfilling for everyone.



Text in Dance

We are in a time when performance art and the use of text is often asked for from choreographers. I am not a trained actor but was asked to use my voice in performances from Jan Fabre and William Forsythe. I would like to pass on this knowledge I learned with them as well as my own ideas and excercises I use in my own work. We will do pure vocal excercises, combining text with dance, improvising text that I will provide ( of course short texts from the participants are welcome as well) and have fun with microphones.
I would like to open this class to all professional dancers who are interested in experimenting with their voices. For the ones who already have experience and for those who have not.
As the week goes along the possibility of presenting short individual works may be possible.
The class if for people who are committed to the whole week long process.



Antony Rizzi
Antony Rizzi, an Italian American coming from Boston, was from 1985 to 2003 a principal dancer and artistic advisor to William Forsythe at the Ballett Frankfurt.
He has been teaching Classical Ballet and Improvisation since 1987, first at The Boston Ballet and over the years at various companies like, Wuppertal Dancetheatre, Munich Ballet, La Scala Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet , Ballet Theatre Munich, Ballett Frankfurt and others.
He has been creating works as well since 1984 for various companies like The Royal Ballet, The Boston Ballet, The Ballett Frankfurt and the Scapino Ballet.
In addition he created works for his own company, Moving Productions including "Snowman Sinking", "Judy was angry", "The Role I Should Have Done", "1 2 3 you and me", "Being Human Being" and "Some of my best friends are trash".
Rizzi also works as an actor, with the Forsythe Company, Jan Fabre and most recently at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in the Opera The Fashion directed by Micheal Simon.