Archa heads to Hellerau | The Forsythe Company – Yes We Can't

After a long whole it's time to once again board the bus and head to our partner theatre Hellerau. William Forsythe, one of the world's most important choreographers, is leaving Dresden after ten years of residence, and the Archa Theatre must be there. The title of Forsythe's last Dresden premiere Yes We Can't! is an ironic reversal of Obama's election slogan.

A work by William Forsythe and the dancers of The Forsythe Company
With music composed and performed by David Morrow

The spectacle of struggle for exceptional performance is always haunted by the thrilling spectre of failure. Reflecting the resolve voiced by Beckett to ›Try again. Fail again. Fail better,‹* the deliberate staging of mishap in Yes we can’t ironically effaces the patina of excellence in performance, laying bare its inhering unsustainability and constant imperfection.
*Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho

The Forsythe Company is supported by the city of Dresden and the state of Saxony as well as the city of Frankfurt am Main and the state of Hesse. The Forsythe Company is Company-in-Residence of both HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts in Dresden and the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt am Main. With special thanks to the ALTANA Kulturstiftung for supporting The Forsythe Company.
 

In cooperation with Hellerau – European Center for the Arts in Dresden