Explore Forsythe Technique with Helen Pickett

Helen Pickett Returns to Peridance in March to teach a week of Forsythe Technique and Improvisation!

Mar 29, 2010 - Apr 2, 2010; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Helen Pickett, who performed for over a decade with William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt, leads two unique master classes in which students will be given the opportunity to learn and gain an understanding of the basic foundations of Forsythe Technique and Improvisation Modalities.

All dimensions of your body will be challenged; a fun and invigorating workout for the mind and body!

Bring a notebook and socks (no bare feet) and be prepared to asks lots of questions!

Helen Pickett's Rave Reviews!

Peridance would like to thank Helen Pickett who recently conducted a successful workshop in Forsythe-based Improvisation.

Helen performed with William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt for over a decade, becoming a principal in 1991. Currently, she teaches Forsythe-based improvisation throughout the United States and Europe and choreographs works for many of America's leading ballet companies, such as Boston Ballet, Washington Ballet, Louisville Ballet, and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.

We also congratulate Helen on the outstanding reviews she received for her piece Tsukiyo which the Boston Ballet premiered in October.

Here's what the critics had to say:

"Pickett’s language is profound, fluid and intimate." -Keith Powers, Boston Herald

"The beautiful choreography was exquisitely performed and created a powerful piece that stayed with the audience long after the curtain closed." -Shannon Brown, The Simmons Voice

"Helen Pickett’s world premiere, 'Tsukiyo,' with music by Arvo Part, [is] one of the most distinctive works to now join the troupe’s repertory." -Iris Fanger, Patriot Ledger

Thanks again, Helen and congrats!

Explore Forsythe Technique with Helen Pickett

Helen Pickett Returns to Peridance this November to teach 2 Master Classes in Forsythe Technique and Improvisation!

Nov 23 & 24; Monday & Tuesday
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
REGISTER NOW AT PERIDANCE.COM

Helen Pickett, who performed for over a decade with William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt, leads two unique master classes in which students will be given the opportunity to learn and gain an understanding of the basic foundations of Forsythe Technique and Improvisation Modalities.

All dimensions of your body will be challenged; a fun and invigorating workout for the mind and body!

Curious about Forsythe Technique and what it looks like? Watch this video!

Forsythe-Based Workshop, Helen Pickett

Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 26, 2009; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

In this workshop you will learn the basic foundation of the Forsythe technique. The class will incorporate the fundamental warm-up, intrinsic to understanding the technique, and then move onto basic modalities. This particular improvisational technique enables each person to access movement, in part, by interpreting their body in space – a different version of space! All dimensions of your body will be challenged. You will learn to move and not to pose. This language is fun to learn and easy to refer back to because it is a technique. In this short time you will have an understanding of what the Forsythe Technique is.

All students are encouraged to bring a notebook. Bring socks, no bare feet. Ask many questions! Helen Pickett has taught this class for 10 years all over the world.

See Helen's website here, www.helenpickett.com

Click here for an interview with Helen Pickett on dance.net.