Several choreographers have significantly contributed to contemporary dance, shaping the art form. These visionaries have captured the spirit of human movement and turned it into an enthralling art form.
Contemporary dance is one of the most well-liked dance forms nowadays. It combines jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, and improvisational dance.
William Forsythe
Forsythe is well-known for his unconventional and groundbreaking approach to ballet. According to Roslyn Sulcas of The New York Times, he is "the most influential practitioner of the art form since Balanchine."
'The Barre Project,' a two-part series by William Forsythe, was created via video calls between the choreographer and dancer Tiler Peck during the first lockdown.
In his youth, he was a violin prodigy deeply involved in the music industry. He also played the flute and bassoon and sang in choruses.
Crystal Pite
Pite is a four-time Olivier Award winner renowned for her avant-garde Theater/Dance hybrid approach.
The dancer's 'Betroffenheit' combines spoken word, tap, salsa, music, and puppetry in a clever, heartfelt exploration of loneliness and acceptance of tragedy.
At 19, Pite made her stage debut in her first professional work, 'Between Bliss and Me,' after developing an interest in choreography. Pite danced a piece by Forsythe that same year, and his distinctively unconventional approach immediately drew her in.
Mark Morris
According to The New York Times, Morris is "the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical." He has been awarded 11 honorary doctorates and is well-known for his colorful neoclassical style.
He was called the "Mozart of modern dance."
Morris is well-known for ingenuity and craftmanship, producing vibrant and often humorous compositions. His love for music began when he was young and grew over his career, and he learned to read musical notation from his father.
Jiří Kylián
Kylián has choreographed about a hundred of compositions that were played worldwide. Apart from NDT, he has also created the Stuttgart Ballet, Tokyo Ballet, Bayerisches Staatsballett, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, and Swedish Television.
He worked with several highly regarded creative artists around the world.
Furthermore, he has received multiple accolades and prizes from throughout the world. He was granted the title of Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands and a gold medal as an honorary citizen of The Hague and the House Order of Orange-Nassau's Honorary Medal for Art and Science.
The President of the Czech Republic also awarded him an honorary medal and the Ministry of Culture in the Czech Republic gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the title Commander of the French Order of the Légion d'honneur.
