It is a performance in which images, ideas and thoughts run together without needing narration, without a pause and without any chance to applaud in between. Heinz Spoerli is concerned above all with the conditions and prerequisites of profound faith – which is frequently accompanied by rejection, ostracism, insecurity and isolation, but "Heinz Spoerli is a magician, who uses sleight of hand to make us forget theoretical
tedium. And so we experience 70 astonishing minutes in which dance and music fuse to a degree which is to be found only in Zurich, since the death of Uwe Scholz" (Andrea Kachelrieß, Stuttgarter Nachrichten). The musical point of departure is Bach’s “Magnifi cat”, which is confronted with other works by the composer such as the third Brandenburg Concerto, the Solo Sonata for Violin in G minor or the aria, “Ich habe genug”.

Format Live recording | Production Company Bel Air Media (France) | Co-Production Company Opernhaus Zürich AG (Switzerland), Mezzo (France), Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (Switzerland), AMP (France) | Duration 71' | Production Year 2012 | Recorded Opernhaus Zürich, 09.02.2012 | Source video/audio HD / Dolby surround 5.1 |

IMZ - dance screen 2013 participant - Category A

Originally from Basel, Heinz Spoerli is one of the most important choreographers of our time and had an important influence on the world of dance and especially in Switzerland. From 1996-2012 he was director and chief choreographer of the Zurich Ballet, which became one of the most admired dance companies in Europe under his direction.

Source: Heinz Spoerli 's website

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