To revisit Bach’s oeuvre, Yuval Pick and his dancers created a playlist of the classic works in the Bach repertoire.

Using an Ipod, they zap from one excerpt to another, creating their own acoustic space in real time. 

Inspired by this musical universe, Yuval Pick created a choreographic score, based on an exploration of the concept of weight: working with the weight of another person means accepting him or her with all his or her baggage, constantly adjusting, being transformed by his or her touch. 

The piece renders this kind of communication visible, signs of a heightened awareness of the other partner, the use of a common vocabulary which has developed out of the relationships between the performers. Through this approach, Yuval Pick develops topics such as friendship, solidarity and sometimes conflict, making them concrete and readable for young audiences.

The work opens with a solo inspired by Goldberg Variation’s Aria then shifts into a trio.

Using baroque images, PlayBach is a poetic experience to pass through, full of humanity and powerfully embodied.