In C
Dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests and London Sinfonietta join forces to present their vision of Terry Riley’s In C, a trailblazing piece of musical minimalism.
Terry Riley’s In C is an open composition that was revolutionary at the time of its writing (1964) and is considered the first piece of minimalist music.
The score consists of 53 musical phrases and reads like stage directions for musicians; based on this, Sasha Waltz and her dancers created a choreographic interpretation that follows a similarly variable structure and is deliberately designed not to be a fixed stage piece.
The result is an experimental system of 53 choreographic figures for a structured improvisation with clear rules and laws: In C is a dynamic, modular piece that examines the dialogue between dance, music and space, both digitally and in real life.
The length of the piece remains variable, as does the number of musicians and dancers. It is a piece about being part of a group as an individual rather than being an individual within a group.
A production by Sasha Waltz & Guests. Made in Radialsystem.
Sasha Waltz & Guests is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Community.
Presented by the Southbank Centre and London Sinfonietta. Supported by the Goethe-Institut London.
Performers
London Sinfonietta
Sasha Waltz & Guests
Repertoire
Terry Riley: In C
Need to know
Concept, light, choreography: Sasha Waltz
Costume: Jasmin Lepore
Light: Olaf Danilsen
Concept, dramaturgy: Jochen Sandig
Dance, choreography: Sebastian Abarbanell, Davide Di Pretoro, Melissa Figueiredo, Yuya Fujinami, Hwanhee Hwang, Melissa Kieffer, Jaan Männima, Michal Mualem, Zaratiana Randrianantenaina, Orlando Rodriguez, Joel Suárez Gómez
Répétition: Michal Mualem
Team Sasha Waltz & Guests
Assistant director and production: Steffen Döring
Light: Martin Hauk
Assistance light: Olaf Danilsen
Costume direction: Sandra Tiersch
Tour management: Karsten Liske
Artistic direction & general management: Sasha Waltz, Jochen Sandig
Company management & artistic planning: Bärbel Kern
Deputy company management & technical direction: Reinhard Wizisla
Head of administration & finance: Stephan E. Schmidt
In C music by Terry Riley. © Associated Music Publishers Inc./Edition Wilhelm Hansen. With permission of Bosworth Music GmbH/Wise Music Group.
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