William Forsythe’s interactive installation, where visitors can create their own choreography, comes to Hong Kong
- William Forsythe’s Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2 uses a field of moving pendulums people can move through to create their own dance routines
- The installation will be at The Box, Freespace, in the Art Park of the West Kowloon Cultural District, until July 19
Get ready for an immersive and unusual dance experience with the Asian premiere of choreographer William Forsythe’s Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2 – an interactive installation in which the audience members are the performers.
Developed inside the monumental industrial architecture of the Turbine Hall, of London’s Tate Modern, as well as the Venice Biennale, the installation is being exhibited at The Box, West Kowloon Freespace, Hong Kong until July 19, and features an obstacle course of hundreds of pendulums suspended from automated grids that swing according to set, predetermined patterns.
While navigating through this unique set-up, audiences will find themselves creating their own dance as they dodge and weave among the swinging, choreographed objects in the room.
Forsythe believes classical ballet is a language with distinct rules but he is more interested in breaking away from such traditional positions, says Karen Cheung, head of dance at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA).
“I believe different people will have different first impressions towards this installation,” she says. “When audiences are immersed in this large space surrounded by these swinging pendulums, some find it to be very healing and exciting. People can enter the installation from any angle and direction they choose, so I hope they can come away with some valuable experiences that are unique to them.”
Cheung notes how the traditional meaning of dance has been reimagined and expressed through Forsythe’s interactive installation.
