Dance for 8 Strings
‘...They infuse the music with their own energy and knowledge, and effectively bring it to life by making the eight strings of their instruments vibrate in unison, transforming reality into a dance.’
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The programme features works by contemporary composers with diverse stylistic approaches. What unites them is that they were all written for a violin and cello duo
Dance for 8 Strings
Contemporary dance / Contemporary music performance
Scriabin Memorial Museum
2019
Scriabin Memorial Museum
2019
Idea, concept
Konstantin Grouss, Stanislav Malyshev
Dance, choreography
Konstantin Grouss, Vladislav Platonov ‘A Bullet from Space’
Music, performance
The Opensound Orchestra
Stanislav Malyshev — violin,
Olga Kalinova — cello
Music, composers
Simeon ten Holt — ‘Capriccio’ for solo violin
Alexander Knaifel — ‘Violincello’, a duet for violin and cello
Valentin Silvestrov — ‘Postlude’ for solo violin
Venus Ray Jr — ‘Suite’ for solo cello
Philippe Yurel — ‘Trait d’union’ for violin and cello
Denis Khorov — ‘8 Strings’ for violin, cello and electronics
Text
Acharya Sadananda Avadhuta
Set design
Vita Adlerberg, Konstantin Gross
The performance was created in dialogue with works by contemporary composers of different styles, all written for violin and cello.
In counterpoint to the music, Acharya Sadananda Avadhuta performed a text describing an Eastern method of working with consciousness.
Konstantin Grouss, Stanislav Malyshev
Dance, choreography
Konstantin Grouss, Vladislav Platonov ‘A Bullet from Space’
Music, performance
The Opensound Orchestra
Stanislav Malyshev — violin,
Olga Kalinova — cello
Music, composers
Simeon ten Holt — ‘Capriccio’ for solo violin
Alexander Knaifel — ‘Violincello’, a duet for violin and cello
Valentin Silvestrov — ‘Postlude’ for solo violin
Venus Ray Jr — ‘Suite’ for solo cello
Philippe Yurel — ‘Trait d’union’ for violin and cello
Denis Khorov — ‘8 Strings’ for violin, cello and electronics
Text
Acharya Sadananda Avadhuta
Set design
Vita Adlerberg, Konstantin Gross
The performance was created in dialogue with works by contemporary composers of different styles, all written for violin and cello.
In counterpoint to the music, Acharya Sadananda Avadhuta performed a text describing an Eastern method of working with consciousness.
Dance for 8 Strings
Photographers: Ilya Trushevsky, Vita Adlerberg
Video
Dance – Konstantin Grouss
Video documentation
Excerpt, 5 mins.
Video by Ilya Trushevsky, Vita Adlerberg
Video documentation
Excerpt, 5 mins.
Video by Ilya Trushevsky, Vita Adlerberg
Video
Dance – Vladislav Platonov, *Bullet from Space*, Konstantin Grouss
Olga Kalinova – cello
Video documentation
Excerpt, 5 mins.
Video by Ilya Trushevsky, Vita Adlerberg
Olga Kalinova – cello
Video documentation
Excerpt, 5 mins.
Video by Ilya Trushevsky, Vita Adlerberg
Dance for 8 Strings
2019