Revered Belgian dance master Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Spanish-born choreographer Salva Sanchis present a new quartet set to John Coltrane’s essential 1965 album, A Love Supreme. Meticulous form and raw energy combine as each of the four male dancers reflects one of the recording’s instrumentalists: Coltrane, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones. This interplay is translated literally into a dance in which the choreographers perfectly interweave improvisation and composition. Since its premiere in February 2017, critics have heralded this as a not-to-be missed dance masterwork.
Funding
Support provided by Producers’ Council members Leni and David Moore, Jr./The David and Leni Moore Family Foundation.
Supreme Interpretation: Penelope Freeh on A Love Supreme
"A Love Supreme, a 2005 dance by Salva Sanchis and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker named after John Coltrane’s seminal jazz work to which it is set, has been re-staged for four men, and the result is electrifying." Dance artist Penelope Freeh reviews last night's performance.
Dancing to Coltrane: Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Salva Sanchis on A Love Supreme
"Dancing is always listening. My listening is my dancing. One challenge is the speed, however. With Coltrane there are many notes, to put it mildly." Choreographers Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Salva Sanchis discuss A Love Supreme, a new dance work set to the music of John Coletrane's essential 1965 album.
