Spem in alium. 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. During this edition of Staging the Concert, Vox Luminis XL is your magnificent guide through highlights of the English Renaissance all the way to Edward Elgar.  

​​​​​​​Production: KARAS and Vox Luminis
Co-production: Bozar, Concertgebouw Brugge, Philharmonie de Paris, Perpodium
Co-presentation: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi
With the support of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, Japan Arts Council, Tax Shelter of the Belgian federal government via Cronos Invest
Production and coordination for Saburo Teshigawara Epidemic: Richard Castelli, Mélanie Roger, Florence Berthaud