Music Theatre

In Your Hands

B'Rock Orchestra & Tall Tales Company

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (arr. Kalle Kalima)
Tall Tales Company
acrobats: Swantje Kawecki, David Mupanda, Charles Hession, Harm van der Laan
Kalle Kalima
electric guitar and composition
Cecilia Bernardini
violin and direction
Bobbie Blommenstein
soprano
Rosina Fabius
alto
Thomas Köll
tenor
Hans Wijers
bass
Rebecca Huber
violin
Manuela Bucher
altviool
Patrick Sepec
cello
Tami Krausz
flute
Petteri Pitko
synthesizer
Andreas Küppers
choir preparation

An ode to 300 years of St John Passion in a unique chamber version of the work with just four singers, strings, flute, synthesiser and electric guitar. Meanwhile, the essences of the selected arias and choruses are visualised in an emotional language of movement, tension and release, by four acrobats from Tall Tales Company. A unique musical and visual translation. Experience the work as you haven’t before, it’s Bach at the cutting edge and at incredible heights!

Perhaps Bach’s immortal setting of Jesus’ last days is essentially… about us. Although the music and text are centuries old, they invite us to reflect on the choices we make in our own lives. How do we take responsibility, face our fears, deal with loss and dream about a future, any future?

This production was realized with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government through Flanders Tax Shelter.

tax shelter

In Your Hands sounds like an unlikely combination on paper, but is just so improbably beautiful that it constantly takes your breath away.
De Volkskrant
In the 23/24 season, B'Rock's artistic family member Zoé Komkommer translates our programmes into her own language, based on associations and triggers she encounters in our musical plans. This is the artwork that she made for In Your Hands.
Past shows
June 21, 2024 Friday 20:15
Dordrecht, NL Biesboschhal (Bachfestival Dordrecht)