The Art of Fugue - Die Kunst der Fuge: Tanz und Musik

Featuring US-based artists from New York City and Houston: SYREN Modern Dance Rick Erickson Ben Kerswell

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On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of their debut, the dance company SYREN Modern Dance (New York, USA) is performing "The Art of the Fugue" in collaboration with Bach -Society-Houston, in the St. Marienkirche in Berlin.

The Art of Fugue" was called the "most sensual Bach" in the USA Experience of all time". The performance explores themes and definitions of beauty and the persistent human search for its existence in dark circumstances. For the past decade, the SYREN dancers have traveled through sacred spaces across the United States with the echoing splendor of Bach's fugues in the background "swept". The Art of Fugue has become a recognizable cornerstone of SYREN's repertoire.

Choreography: Kate Sutter

Performing: Alice Chacon, Rivkins Christopher, Victoria Ellis, Alex Larson, Jessica Nolan, Lynn Peterson, and Roxanne Potes

Organ: Rick Erickson, Ben Kerswell

About the artists:

SYREN Modern Dance is a women-founded and run non-profit dance company based in New York. For 21 years, SYREN has been offering artists, audiences, students and teachers the opportunity to live and experience modern dance. Its mission is to make dance accessible to as wide an audience as possible, including across artistic boundaries. Her repertoire is an integral part of various arts-in-education programs and artistic institutes. SYREN works with a variety of musicians, composers, conductors and visual artists. SYREN Modern Dance has been named Cultural Ambassadors of the United States. https://www.syrendance.org/

The Bach Society Huoston, founded in 1982, began performing Bach - Cantatas in Vespers on Sunday evening. Under the direction of the late Robert Lynn, the society founded an ensemble specializing in historical performance practices. Rick Erickson took over as director in 2013. Under him, the Bach Choir performed at the Leipzig Bach Festival in 2017 and 2023, making it the first professional American choir to be invited to the Bach Festival. Today, the Bach Society Houston, referred to as the "jewel of the Houston art and music scene," has achieved international recognition and serves as a musical ambassador through its collaboration with various cultural organizations. https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/

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< p>In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of its debut in New York City, SYREN Modern Dance is thrilled to be partnering with Bach Society Houston to bring "The Art of Fugue" to the magnificent St. Marienkirche in Berlin.

Once called "the most sensuous Bach experience ever", SYREN's "The Art of Fugue" explores themes and definitions of beauty, and the persistent human search for its existence in dark circumstances. Over the past decade, the SYREN dancers have swept through sacred spaces in the United States with the resounding splendor of Bach's fugues ringing in the background, and "The Art of Fugue" has emerged as a recognizable cornerstone of SYREN's repertory.

"The Art of Fugue" (Johann Sebastian Bach) is choreographed by Kate Sutter and is performed by SYREN Company Members: Alice Chacon, Rivkins Christopher, Victoria Ellis, Alex Larson, Jessica Nolan, Lynn Peterson, and Roxanne Potes. "The Art of Fugue" will be performed on the organ by Rick Erickson and Ben Kerswell.

ABOUT THE COMPANIES

SYREN Modern Dance is a women-founded and-directed non-profit dance company based in New York City. For 21 years, SYREN has been inviting artists, audiences, students, educators, and other diverse and often unexpected participants into the process of making and experiencing modern dance. Undergirded by a mission of making dance accessible to wide audiences and across artistic and disciplinary boundaries, SYREN's repertory has been part of robust arts in educational programming and artistic residencies. SYREN has enjoyed collaborating with a wide range of musicians, composers, conductors, and visual artists. SYREN's artists are proud to be named United States Cultural Ambassadors by the Department of State. https://www.syrendance.org/

Founded in 1982, Bach Society Houston began by presenting Bach's cantatas in Sunday evening vespers, inspired by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan. Under the direction of the late Robert Lynn, the Society developed an ensemble based on historically-informed performance practices.

In 2013, Rick Erickson, from the Holy Trinity Bach Vespers, became the director, further elevating the ensemble . The Bach Choir has since performed at the BachFest in Leipzig in 2017 and 2023, marking them as the first professional American choir invited.

Described as the "jewel of the Houston arts and music scene," Bach Society Houston has gained international acclaim and serves as a musical ambassador through collaborations with various cultural organizations.

https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/