Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach – Suite 5: Struggle For Hope

Synopsis

Inspired by Bach presents cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing the six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach in collaboration with artists from different disciplines, in a set of six films. Two celebrated artists – cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando – combine talents to create an emotionally charged dance performance to J.S. Bach’s Fifth Suite for Unaccompanied Cello that draws its very inspiration from two very distinct worlds. Struggle For Hope follows Yo-Yo and Tamasaburo on this seemingly impossible collaboration. As Eastern mysticism meets Western rigour, the two rehearse and discuss the ultimate goal: a performance that enhances both traditions and transcends the cultural boundaries that naturally exist between them.

Additional Info

• No: 9538
• Composer: J.S. Bach
• Artists: Tamasaburo Bando
• Production year: 1997
• Run time: 00:54:00
• Director: A film by Niv Fichman
• Producers: Rhombus Media
• Format: HDTV 16:9