‘Saburo Teshigawara & Vox Luminis XL’

Spem in alium by Thomas Tallis is a piece that still captures the imagination today: a stunning 40 voices unfold an overwhelming polyphonic fabric bursting with contrasts, from resignation to triumph and ecstasy. It’s an ideal piece for the Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara, who has been perfecting a pared-down dance vocabulary for more than forty years. It is a vocabulary in which the interplay of flowing and abrupt movements, the search for physical limits and a particular attention to light and scenography result in a highly original poetry. Prepare for an unusual dialogue between 4 dancers and 40 singers. Vox Luminis XL is your magnificent guide through highlights of the English Renaissance all the way to Edward Elgar.