Poem an Minotaurus / Le Sacre du Printemps

In the organizer's words:

Dance

Two-part dance evening by Stephan Thoss Music by John Adams and Igor Stravinsky

A double evening of dance and music to two extraordinary artists of the 20th century: Pablo Picasso and Igor Stravinsky. No figure appears as often in Picasso's paintings as the Minotaur from Greek mythology, the creature with a human body and bull's head, whose figure embodies vitality and energy, but also potency, greed and instinctuality. "Poem to Minotaur" can be understood as an 'associative poem' on the oeuvre of a fascinating artist and is dedicated to Picasso and his art. In contrast to this is Stravinsky's "Le sacre du printemps", which demonstrates its creator's interest in strictly logical structures in music. Based on the systematic structure of the composition, Thoss attempts to make the music visible and create a 'concert of bodies' in his interpretation of the 'Sacre', which premiered in 2006. Stravinsky's abandonment of melody and focus on rhythm lead to a fascination with the machine, which Thoss understands as a discovery of the body's unlimited possibilities of movement and a celebration of the 'miracle of the human machine'. This content has been machine translated.