Johann Sebastian Bach’s cello suites are regarded as being among the highlights of Western musical history. Their inventive architecture, dancing rhythm and timeless beauty still speak to us today. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s affinity with Bach has already been evident in numerous earlier productions including ‘Partita 2’, which was previously seen at the Ruhrtriennale. De Keersmaeker strives to find a choreographic signature which may grasp the essence of Bach’s musical vocabulary. In this production the six suites, performed by the world famous cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, are adapted, probed and danced in a choreographic work for three male and two female dancers including De Keersmaeker herself. The fascinating symbiosis of music and dance reveals not only the nature of each individual suite but also their interplay within the cycle as a whole.
Tickets accessible from 1 December 2017
Calendar
DateHour
Thursday, February 8
9:00 pm
Friday, February 9
9:00 pm
Distributions
Chorégraphie Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Violoncelle Jean-Guihen Queyras
Créé avec et dansé par Boštjan Antončič, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Marie Goudot, Julien Monty, Michaël Pomero
Musique Jean-Sébastien Bach, Six Suites pour violoncelle seul, BWV 1007 – 1012
Costumes An D’Huys
Lumières Luc Schaltin
Dramaturgie Jan Vandenhouwe
Production Rosas Coproduction La Monnaie (Bruxelles), Ruhrtriennale, Concertgebouw Brugge, Philharmonie de Paris / Théâtre de la Ville / Paris / Festival d’Automne à Paris, Sadler’s Wells (London), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Opéra de Lille, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), Montpellier Danse 2018. Mitten wir im Leben sind/Bach6Cellosuiten a été réalisé avec le soutien du Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral belge, en collaboration avec Casa Kafka Pictures Tax Shelter empowered by Belfius.
Rosas est soutenu par la Communauté Flamande
