BRSO Akademie x Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance

Classical music meets contemporary dance – a stage project full of energy and expression.

Classical music moves – and how! In October 2024, the WERK7 theatre in Munich's Werksviertel district became the stage for an extraordinary project: young dancers from the Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance met musicians from the BRSO Academy – live, passionate, full of energy.

The musicians developed the programme independently and rounded it off with Thomas Reif, concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The creative dialogue then began with the dancers from the 2nd and 3rd years of the Iwanson. Together with the choreographers Pia Fossdal, Johannes Härtl and Minka-Marie Heiss, a rousing performance was created: powerful, experimental, touching.

SoundWERK7: Classical music moves!
Performance on 20 October 2024

Participants:
2nd and 3rd year dancers from the Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance
Members of the BRSO Academy:
Patricia Cordero – violin
Kieko Miura – violin
Celia Eliaz – viola
Theresa Strasser – violoncello
Jakob Plag – clarinet

Choreography: Pia Fossdal, Johannes Härtl and Minka-Marie Heiss

Works performed (incl. publisher's details):

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A major KV 581 © Henle, Munich

*Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (1983)
Shine You No More © Caroline Shaw Editions

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)
Prélude for clarinet solo in Bb © Schott Music, Mainz

*Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (1982)
Intermezzo © Danish String Quartet

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Excerpts from the Sonata op. 25/1 for viola solo © Schott Music, Mainz