Yo-Yo Ma, inspired by Bach. Six gestures

Yo-Yo Ma, inspired by Bach. Six gestures / Bullfrog Films presents ... ; Rhombus Media presents ; written and directed by Patricia Rozema ; original creative concept, Yo-Yo Ma ; producer, Niv Fichman ; produced by Rhombus Media in co-production with TVOntario [and 6 others].

Yo-Yo Ma invites skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to join him in interpreting Bach's sixth suite for unaccompanied cello. Alternating sequences of Ma's performance, Torvill and Dean's ice dance, and McManus' speaking as Bach during the years 1717-1723. One of a series o...

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Other Authors: Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- (Instrumentalist), Rozema, Patricia (Screenwriter), Torvill, Jayne, 1957- (Performer), Dean, Christopher, 1958- (Performer), McCamus, Tom (Actor), Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2020]
Subjects:
Suites (Cello)
Music and dance.
Ice dancing.
Artistic collaboration.
Documentary films.
Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.
Documentaires.
Danse filmée.
Spectacles filmés.
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Summary:Yo-Yo Ma invites skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to join him in interpreting Bach's sixth suite for unaccompanied cello. Alternating sequences of Ma's performance, Torvill and Dean's ice dance, and McManus' speaking as Bach during the years 1717-1723. One of a series of films presenting Ma's collaborations with artists from different disciplines, using Bach suites as starting points for new works in those artists' mediums.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Rhombus Media, ©1997; previously released in 1998.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (55 min.) : sound, color
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Director of photography, André Pienaar ; editor, Michelle Czuka.
Participant or Performer:Participants: Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, ice-dancers; Tom McCamus as J.S. Bach.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed December 15, 2020).

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