William Forsythe: HIMMEL & HÖLLE

A person in a dark coat stands in front of the illuminated PACT building. It is a brick building with large windows. Above the entrance, the word ‘PACT’ is written in yellow letters. The scene takes place at night, and the lighting casts a long shadow of the person onto the bright sidewalk in front of the building. The person is jumping up and down.

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With his choreographic object ›Himmel & Hölle‹, William Forsythe invites visitors to engage in playful interaction. The work returned to PACT Zollverein in November 2025.


Chalk on concrete

HOPPING ON TWENTY - ONE RECTANGLES
HOP ALTERNATIVELY - ON ONE FOOT OR
THE OTHER - FIFTY SIX TIMES WHILE
CHANGING FEET EVERY - THIRD, SEVENTH, SECOND
FIFTH, AND ELEVENTH - HOP, WHILE REVERSING
DIRECTION - EVERY SIXTH HOP AND
NEVER LANDING ON - A RECTANGLE OF THE
SAME COLOR FOR - MORE THAN THREE HOP

Essen, PACT Zollverein, 2019