MITTEN WIR IM LEBEN SIND/BACH6CELLOSUITEN
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites are considered a milestone in the history of Western music. The title, Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind/Bach6Cellosuiten, (In the Midst of Life/Bach’s Cello Suites), comes from the opening words of a Martin Luther chorale: “In the midst of life, we are in death.”
Placing the acclaimed cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras at the center of the piece, contemporary dance luminary Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker builds on her choreographic language, developed in tune with Bach’s musical one, to capture an affinity between the music and five dancers, of which De Keersmaeker herself is one. In a feat of physical endurance, the suites are played in their entirety, making this a rare chance to hear all six together.
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Violincello
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Choreography
Dancers:
Boštjan Antončič
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Marie Goudot
Julien Monty
Michaël Pomero
Recorded at Lites Film Studios, Brussels
A production of Accentus Music
In coproduction with NHK, SWR , Harmonia Mundi, Rosas
| Status: | Ready for distribution |
| A film by: | Corentin Leconte |
| Director of photography: | Sylvain Sechet |
| Sound recording: | Alban Moraud |
| A production of: | Accentus Music |
| In Co-Operation with: | NHK, SWR , Harmonia Mundi, Rosas |
| Format: | UHD HDR |
| Sound: | Stereo, 5.1 |
| Year: | 2022 |