Rosas breadcrumb home / productions MITTEN WIR IM LEBEN SIND/BACH6CELLOSUITEN Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Jean-Guihen Queyras/Rosas Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites are considered a milestone in the history of Western music. The intellectual and architectural elements continue to evoke contemporary appeal, with their rhythmic vitality and melodic intricacy. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s affinity with Bach was already apparent in several previous creations, and she continues to pursue a choreographic écriture that captures the essence of Bach’s musical language. In this production, Bach’s score, performed in its totality by the world-renowned cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, is faceted, challenged, and performed through a choreography for three male and two female dancers, De Keersmaeker herself one of them. Both the individual character of the six suites and their mutual interconnections emerge from this riveting symbiosis of music and dance. Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Cello Jean-Guihen Queyras Created with and danced by Boštjan Antončič, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Marie Goudot, Julien Monty, Michaël Pomero Music Johann Sebastian Bach 6 Cello Suites, BWV 1007 to 1012 Costumes An D’Huys Dress Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Anke Loh Dramaturgy Jan Vandenhouwe Sound Alban Moraud Lighting design Luc Schaltin Production Rosas Coproduction De Munt / La Monnaie (Brussels), 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 World Premiere 26 August 2017, Ruhrtriennale Mitten wir im Leben sind/Bach6Cellosuiten was realized with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, in collaboration with Casa Kafka Pictures Tax Shelter empowered by Belfius. READ MORE “Experience without Additives” - an interview with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Jean-Guihen Queyras by Wannes Gyselinck "Between gravity and levitation" - an interview with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Jean-Guihen Queyras by Jan Vandenhouwe "A Spiral Between Heaven and Earth" - an Essay by Jan Vandenhouwe Press De Keersmaeker verbluft met Bach op Ruhrtriennale, DeMorgen (Dutch)* Instants sublimes de danse et musique avec Bach et Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, La Libre (French) Bach sous l'orage, Le Vif (French)* Alles zeggen met één noot, één beweging, De Standaard (Dutch)* De Keersmaeker verbluft met Bach op Ruhrtriennale, DeMorgen (Dutch)* De Keersmaeker is nog lang niet aan het eind van haar Latijn, De Volkskrant (Dutch) Mitten wir im Leben sind, De Keersmaeker, Queyras, Rosas, Sadler's Wells review - Bach-worthy genius, theartsdesk.com (English) Rosas review – life is suite in mysterious Bach dances, The Guardian (English) BWW Review: MITTEN WIR IM LEBEN SIND/BACH6CELLOSUITEN, Sadler's Wells, broadwayworld.com (English) Bach6Cellosuiten review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘contemplative pairing of movement and music’, thestage.co.uk (English) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Jean-Guihen Queyras make powerful partners at Sadler’s Wells, London, Financial Times (English)* * Paywall Teaser #1 Jean-Guihen Queyras interviewed by the Philharmonie de Luxembourg UPCOMING 09-10.01.2022 MITTEN WIR IM LEBEN SIND/BACH6CELLOSUITEN Gulbenkian - Lisbon, Portugal News Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's speech – Helena Vaz da Silva Award 2021 Watch the video here Published on 17.11.2021 In Memoriam Annie Declerck (1934–2021) Published on 16.11.2021 Helena Vaz da Silva Award: follow the livestream tonight! Published on 08.11.2021 In Memoriam JAN RITSEMA 1945–2021 On Sunday 10 October the Dutch theatre director Jan Ritsema (Amsterdam, 1945) passed away. Published on 12.10.2021 Dark Red—Fondation Beyeler A text by Tessa Hall Published on 01.07.2021 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker wins the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award 2021. Published on 21.06.2021 Man as Machine: A Journey Back into Phase Shifting a text by Rathsaran Sireekan (in English) Published on 14.06.2021 ALL NEWS NEWSLETTER Subscribe MORE ROSAS Instagram Twitter Facebook Webshop PRO PAGE password ©2021 Rosas — identity by Casier/Fieuws — website by Tentwelve — privacy statement