in the frame of soundance festival berlin
Bach for baroque cello, beatbox and dance
Based on the principle that “music equals movement, equals noise”, the three artists develop a work for baroque cello, beatbox and dance using material from the first two cello suites by J. S. Bach. As if in a virtual space built from sound and movement, streams and formations emerge; patterns, shades and characters of all kinds come to life. What is essential here is that all three perform as equal instruments of one composition, a trio that allows the polyphony of Bach's compositions to appear in a completely new light. What would Bach be like as a performance artist today?
The SUITE CUBIC was created as the fourth individual work in the ImPuls der Suite series, founded in 2015 by baroque cellist Julia Kursawe, in collaboration with German beatbox champion and runner-up Daniel Mandolini and multiple dance and choreography award winner Yui Kawaguchi.
Artistic direction, concept: Julia Kursawe
Choreography, dance: Yui Kawaguchi
Beatboxing, live looping: Daniel Mandolini
Arrangements, baroque cello, cello piccolo: Julia Kursawe
Costume: Alice Erika Hoffmann
Lighting concept: Fabian Bleisch
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 Eisenach – 1750 Leipzig)
Suite für Violoncello solo in G-Dur und d-moll, BWV 1007 und 1008
Prélude – Allemande – Courante – Sarabande – Menuett 1 + 2 – Gigue
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soundance festival berlin 2025
international festival for dance and music
June 19 - 22, 2025, 7.30pm
From Bach to beatbox and baroque cello, from metamorphoses to the surreal and archetypes: Four fascinating and unique performances between dance and music, movement and noise, language, sound and rhythm invite you to watch and listen!
In its ninth edition in 2025, the soundance festival berlin presents a variety of encounters and mutual inspirations between dance, music and text: choreographed, improvised, instrumental, live or recorded - unmistakably unique in their artistic style!
Since 2017, soundance festival berlin has been presenting collaborative works and pieces by dance and music creators from Berlin's independent scene and inviting international guest artists. As a catalyst for dialogue between disciplines and genres, the festival opens up a broad spectrum of artistic styles across generations.
Artistic production management: Jenny Haack
Social Media: Aïsha Mia Lethen Bird
Technical direction: DOCK ART
Website: Gunther Heise
soundance festival berlin is a project by b.arts.u - berlin arts united in co-production with DOCK ART.
More information about the programme soundance-festival.de