All-Stars perform “In C” live with Sasha Waltz & Guests
– Dec 10-12 in Berlin and livestream
Bang on a Can All-Stars and Sasha Waltz & Guests
In C: Live
Live in-person performances: Dec 10-12 at radialsystem in Berlin
Live Stream: Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 12pm ET at live.bangonacan.org
On December 10-12, 2021 at radialsystem Berlin, the Bang on a Can All-Stars will give their first performances abroad since the pandemic. Celebrated German dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests present their latest work, In C, for the first time in-person, with live music, performed by our All-Stars. This In C is a brand new dynamic dance work based on Terry Riley’s revolutionary and open composition by the same name. Sasha Waltz and her dancers developed choreographic material that mirrors the variable structure of the original score and therefore always leaves room for new variants.
Sasha Waltz explains her vision for the project:
“The score of In C consists of fifty-three musical phrases and reads like stage directions for musicians. The thought of translating these detailed instructions into dance through a choreographic exploration of the music appealed to me. The result is an experimental system of fifty-three movement phrases for a structured improvisation with clear rules and laws. The length of the piece remains variable, as does the number of musicians and dancers.”
More info for the live performances in Berlin, Dec 10-12
More info for the livestream on Dec 12.
Bang on a Can at Big Ears
– March 24-27, 2022
Big Ears Festival is back in 2022! It’s all happening March 24-27 in Knoxville, TN. Bang on a Can All-Stars will perform “Memory Games” with Meredith Monk, and will also perform Terry Riley’s “Autodreamographical Tales.” The full line up is outstanding, and we can’t wait to see you there!
Applications online now
– Summer Festival at MASS MoCA
Applications for the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival are online now!
Application deadline: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Festival dates: July 11-Aug 1, 2022
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