Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach

Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1998)

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OVERVIEW

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma stars in a series of six short films based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.

EPISODES

Suite #1 - The Music Garden

1. Suite #1 - The Music Garden

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"The Music Garden," a documentary about designing a waterfront garden in Toronto. With landscape artist Julie Moir Messervy and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Directed by Kevin McMahon.

Suite #2 - The Sound of the Carceri

2. Suite #2 - The Sound of the Carceri

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"The Sound of the Carceri," a film melding Bach's cello music, played by Yo-Yo Ma, with computer-generated images of Renaissance architect Giovanni Piranesi's etchings. Directed by Francois Girard.

Suite #3- Falling Down Stairs

3. Suite #3- Falling Down Stairs

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Yo-Yo Ma collaborates with choreographer Mark Morris on a new dance, entitled "Falling Down Stairs," performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group. Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete.

Suite #4- Sarabande

4. Suite #4- Sarabande

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Filmmaker Atom Egoyan collaborates with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on a film titled “Sarabande,” about the effects of music on the lives of five characters. Ma plays himself. With Lori Singer, Don McKellar, Jan Rubes and Arsinee Khanjian.

Suite #5- Struggle for Hope

5. Suite #5- Struggle for Hope

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and artist Tamasaburo Bando create a Kabuki dance entitled "Struggle for Hope." Performed by Bando and directed by Niv Fichman.

Suite #6- Six Gestures

6. Suite #6- Six Gestures

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate "Six Gestures," recalling Bach's life during 1717-23, when he wrote the suites for unaccompanied cello. With Tom McCamus as Bach. Directed by Patricia Rozema.

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