Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - Sutra
The award-winning collaboration between choreographer Cherkaoui, sculptor Antony Gormley and 19 Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple in China has been seen by over 250,000 people worldwide and garnered standing ovations everywhere. This breathtaking spectacle of athleticism explores the philosophy and belief behind the Shaolin tradition and its relationship with kung fu within a contemporary context.
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With the striking set of 21 wooden boxes by Antony Gormley and the specially commissioned score by Polish composer Szymon Brzóska, performed live, Sutra is an incomparable work that has captured the hearts and imaginations of people around the world, as one of the most sophisticated productions on stage and a true work of art.