Sadler's Wells on screen. Sutra / direction and choreography, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui ; producers, Suzanne Walker, Hisashi Itoh ; a Sadler's Wells production ; director, Deborah May.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

May, Deborah, director.

Iton, Hisashi, producer.

Walker, Suzanne (Producer), producer.

Gormley, Antony, production designer.

Cherkaoui, Sidi Larbi, performer, choreographer, stage director.

Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England), production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

No linguistic content

Genre:

Dance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 minutes)

Other Title:

Sutra

Place of Publication:

London, England : Marquee Arts, 2009.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Celebrated Flemish/Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, in collaboration with Turner Prize winning artist Antony Gormley, presents a dance work inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of Buddhist Shaolin monks. Polish composer Szymon Brzóska has created a beautiful original score for piano, percussion and strings which is played live. The 17 Monks performing in Sutra are directly from the original Shaolin Temple, situated near Dengfeng City in the Henan Province of China. In 1983 the State Council defined the Shaolin Temple as the key national Buddhist Temple. By visiting the Shaolin Temple, and working with the Shaolin Monks over several months, Sidi Larbi follows a lifelong interest of exploring the philosophy and faith behind the Shaolin tradition, its relationship with KungFu, and its position within a contemporary context.

Participant:

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, monks from the Shaolin Temple, dancers ; Laura Anstee, Szymon Brzóska, Coordt Linke, Alies Sluiter, Olga Wojciechowska, musicians.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed November 07, 2018).

Recorded live Sadler's Wells Theatre, London 31 May 2008.

OCLC:

1078514404