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Herman Schmerman

Music
Thom Willems
Choreography
William Forsythe

Forsythe’s angular, contemporary choreography, paired with an electronic score by his long-time collaborator Thom Willems, is on full display in the first complete staging of this ballet in over two decades.

William Forsythe choreographed Herman Schmerman as part of the 1992 Diamond Project. This ballet is the second work New York City Ballet has commissioned from Forsythe, as is the electronic score from composer Thom Willems. The costumes were designed by Gianni Versace.

In 1993, Forsythe added a pas de deux to the ballet, and since 1994, NYCB has only performed the pas de deux. The 2019 Winter Season marked the return of the full ballet.

25 minutes

ANATOMY OF A DANCE

TYLER ANGLE ON WILLIAM FORSYTHE’S HERMAN SCHMERMAN

"[William Forsythe's] prime directive was 'just show everybody how much better things are in a skirt'", recalls Principal Dancer Tyler Angle of working with Forsythe on Herman Schmerman Pas de Deux.

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