Cantate 51
Choreography: Maurice Béjart
Music: Johann-Sebastian Bach
Stage design and costumes: Joëlle Roustan, Roger Bernard
Lighting : John van der Heyden
Premiere : Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, 26 March 1966
Light Realization : Dominique Roman
Music interpreted by the « Orchestre de Chambre de la Sarre »
Director: Karl Ristenpart
Soprano : Teresa Stich Randall
Trumpet : Maurice André
The dance simply follows the musical and religious intentions of the partition, aiming only to be a visual counterpoint – sometimes abstract, sometimes emotional – of the song. It is a dance of joy with the addition of a Biblical theme, a constant source of inspiration: that of the Annunciation, when the Angel brings the message of eternal life to Mary and all of creation.
