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After meeting the monks of the Shaolin temple in 2007, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui decided to work closely with the temple to develop a common project. He invited Antony Gormley for the set design and Polish composer Szymon Brzóska for the live performed music. Sutra became a common journey of cultural and social exchange. Through translations, negotiations and explanations, they created an artistic universe that found its way to the hearts of the audience. Talking about old and new China, the performance is also a reflection of the meeting between Cherkaoui, choreographic assistant Ali Ben Lotfi Thabet and the monks. It speaks about building and destroying, about transformations and games. The stage is filled with wooden boxes. These can form different constellations; becoming a wall, a bridge, a temple or a graveyard, they create a transformable space to travel through for the performers.

Premiere: 27 May 2008, Sadler's Wells

Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Music composition
Szymon Brzóska
Set design
Antony Gormley
Dance
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Shi Yanbo, Shi Yanchuang, Shi Yanci, Shi Yandong, Shi Yanhao, Shi Yanjiao, Shi Yanjie, Shi Yanli, Shi Yanmo, Shi Yannan, Shi Yanpeng, Shi Yanqun, Shi Yantao, Shi Yanting, Shi Yanxing, Shi Yanyong, Shi Yanyuan, Shi Yanzhu
Live music
Alies Sluiter, Olga Wojciechowska, Laura Anstee, Coordt Linke, Szymon Brzóska
Assistant choreographer
Ali Ben Lotfi Thabet, Satoshi Kudo, Damien Fournier, Damien Jalet
Dramaturgy
Lou Cope, An-Marie Lambrechts
Light design
Adam Carrée
Production / technical manager
Alistair Wilson, PUSH4
Technician
Simon Young, Andy Downie, Jon Beattie
Wardrobe
Leila Ransley
Second cast
Damien Fournier, Ali Ben Lotfi Thabet
Producer
Sadler’s Wells (London)
Co-producer
Athens Festival, Festival Grec (Barcelona), Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, De Munt / La Monnaie (Brussels), Festival d’Avignon, Fondazione Musica per Roma, Shaolin Cultural Communications Company
With the support of
Het Toneelhuis (Antwerp)
Last modified: 15 October 2020
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