The Koln Concert
The Köln Concert
Nov 2—Nov 4, 2023
Dance

Music by Keith Jarrett and Joni Mitchell
By Trajal Harrell / Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble

BAM DEBUT

 

Trajal Harrell has gained global recognition as a choreographer whose artistry is equally at home on an opera house stage or a ballroom floor. From New York’s avant-garde scene to his current home of Switzerland, Harrell has skillfully deconstructed the distinct dance styles of voguing, butoh, modern, and postmodern dance, injecting them with his remarkable blend of humor and poignancy. Harrell’s latest dance piece is at once a continuation and reimagining of his practice, set to jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert. Making his BAM debut, Harrell performs alongside six members of his recently assembled Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble, using his signature form of the catwalk. The precise movements and deep feeling of this international cast find fragility and tenderness in Jarrett’s canonical piece and the compositions of another musical genius: Joni Mitchell. Harrell, a powerhouse performer, begins the evening by dancing solo to signature songs by the iconic Canadian singer-songwriter. Mitchell’s music sets the stage for a transcendent, heart-stirring work.

 
 
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Leadership support for BAM Access Programs
provided by the
Jerome L. Greene Foundation

Jerome L. Greene Foundation

 

Leadership support for Next Wave 2023 provided by:

harkness

 

Leadership support for theater and dance at BAM provided by The SHS Foundation

 

Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by:

harkness

“[Harrell] has made a career of working black boxes and proscenium stages alike for maximum effect… The theater is his House.”
— Artforum
“ [Harrell's] unique combination of Black queer movement and high modernist dance offers hope that some artists will not just make it through this moment of crisis, but come out stronger.”
— frieze
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