"Bach's compositions have managed to transcend time. His music touches at the deepest parts of us without being purposefully melancholic or romantic. Its architecture is some of the most complex in music history. The choreography, which responds to the music, is meant to be cohesive with the score, to further reveal its inner voice—to run with it, display the complexity, and sometimes let it breathe.
"While at times I follow the melodic line with a single voice, at other times the group's dancing is meant to reveal the symphonic sound the violin alone achieves. In those moments I used rules of counterpoint; where a theme phrase becomes twisted, reversed, transformed, and the phrases meet and join in unexpected places. The dance aims to capture the atmosphere, the temperature, and the energy the sounds generate. It’s not just a visualization of the score I attempt, but a marriage—and one where time will hopefully continue to reveal new aspects of the work."
"While at times I follow the melodic line with a single voice, at other times the group's dancing is meant to reveal the symphonic sound the violin alone achieves. In those moments I used rules of counterpoint; where a theme phrase becomes twisted, reversed, transformed, and the phrases meet and join in unexpected places. The dance aims to capture the atmosphere, the temperature, and the energy the sounds generate. It’s not just a visualization of the score I attempt, but a marriage—and one where time will hopefully continue to reveal new aspects of the work."
Benjamin Millepied. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT in Spotify
