The Defenders 1

William Forsythe, 2007
1949, New York, NY (US) – Frankfurt am Main (DE)

Choreographic work
Courtesy of the artist

Music: Dietrich Krüger, Thom Willems
Technical Realisation: Max Schubert
Sound: Dietrich Krüger
Light: Tanja Rühl
Stage Management: Paul Viebeg
Dramaturgue: Imanuel Schipper, Freya Vass-Rhee

Opening: November 4. 2007, Schiffbau Halle 1, Zürich
Length: 60 min.

Zurich, Schiffbau Halle, 2007
Dresden, Festspielhaus Hellerau, 2009
Bochum, Jahrhunderthalle, 2010
Frankfurt, Bockenheimer Depot, 2011

In «The Defenders», an evolutionary allegory stretches out under an oppressive, sensitizing canopy. Questioning the idea of civilization and moving from the primordial to the heights of human achievement, each passing scene extends an ironic spectrum of questions about the progress of mankind.


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