Contextualising 'Sarabande'

Overview

'Sarabande' by Jiří Kylián, is choreographed for six male dancers and is often seen as a counterpart to his work 'Falling Angels'. It depicts the ideas of masculinity in contemporary society. Males are shown as vulnerable, yet they hide behind self-constraint and a sometimes aggressive facade. The Baroque dresses floating above the stage appear to give birth to the men and then hover somewhat menacingly over them as they explore what it means to be a man.

  • Performed by Nederlands Dans Theartre (NDT1)

  • Choreographer Jiří Kylián

  • Costumes designer Joke Visser

  • Lighting designer Jiří Kylián and Joop Caboort

  • Set designer Jiří Kylián

  • Music Johann Sebastian Bach Partita Nr. 2 D-moll Sarabande; Electronicaly arranged by Dick Heuff

  • Premiere 1990

  • Duration 23 minutes

  • Dancers 6 male dancers

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