William Forsythe is a choreographer based in Vermont, USA. He was director of Ballet Frankfurt, Germany, from 1984–2004 and the Forsythe Company, Dresden, Germany, from 2005–15. Currently, he is artistic advisor to the Choreographic Institute at the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Los Angeles, USA, and associate artist at the Boston Ballet, USA. His solo show, ‘Choreographic Objects’, is at Gagosian Le Bourget, Paris, France, until 22 December.