Music garden. Sound of the Carceri. Falling down stairs. Sarabande. Struggle for hope. Six gestures.
Notes:
Yo-Yo Ma, cello. Originally produced 1995-1997. Each disc includes introductory material about the series (About the project ; Accompanying CD set ; More DVD's in the series), photo gallery, and DVD ROM bonus material (About Yo-Yo Ma ; About the films ; and web links to more information online). Each disc accompanied by DVD ROM instructions in English, German, and French for both MAC and Windows users (1 leaf). Each film includes a synopsis and an interview with the director. Sony Classical: SV3D 58785 (SVD 89297--SVD 89298, SVD 89322).
Contents:
Disc 1. Music garden / The films. Music garden / with Julie Moir Messervy, garden designer ; Sound of the Carceri / directed by François Girard ; with the engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, architect. with Julie Moir Messervy, garden designer ; Sound of the Carceri / directed by François Girard ; with the engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, architect. Disc 2. Sarabande / The films. Falling down stairs / written and directed by Atom Egoyan. with Mark Morris, choreographer ; The Mark Morris Dance Group. Sarabande / written and directed by Atom Egoyan. Disc 3. Six gestures / The films. Struggle for hope / directed by Patricia Rozema ; with Jayne Torville and Christopher Dean, ice dancers. with Tamasaburo Bando, choreographer ; Six gestures / directed by Patricia Rozema ; with Jayne Torville and Christopher Dean, ice dancers.
Summary:
Presents cellist Yo-Yo Ma in artistic collaborations with Kabuki artist Tamasaburro Bando; garden designer Julie Moir Messervy; choreographer Mark Morris; ice dancers Jayne Torvil and Christopher Dean, and filmmakers Atom Egoyan, Niv Fichman, François Girard, Kevin McMahon, Patricia Rozema, and Barbara Willis Sweete. These six films explore the passion and transformative power of J.S. Bach's glorious solo Cello suites. each involving Bach's six Cello Suites. Also includes a 3-D animation of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's "carceri" (prison) etchings set to Bach's Cello Suite no. 2.
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