Mystery 14 - Human Requiem in Eleusis on arte

The film by Jochen Sandig and Stephan Talneau will be available in full length on arte concert for three months from 22 February - and will also be shown in the arte programme on Monday, 24 February at 00:15.

»Mystery 14 Ηuman Requiem in Eleusis« was one of the main productions of the European Capital of Culture 2023 Eleusis, and was presented at the archaeological site of Eleusis from 28 September to 1 October. The site-specific performance by the Rundfunkchor Berlin, directed by Jochen Sandig and expanded by a new choreography by Sasha Waltz on the myth of Demeter and Persephone, is a transcendental musical-creative reflection on the same existential questions posed by the legendary Eleusian Mysteries 2,500 years ago. The production is a further development of the »Human Requiem« (premiere 2012), which was specially designed for the archaeological site of Eleusis and amazed a total of 1,200 visitors over the four evenings.

The resulting film by Jochen Sandig and Stephan Talneau can be streamed on arte concert from 22 February. The first broadcast will be on 24 February at 00:15 in the arte programme.

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Singers of the Rundfunkchor Berlin and dancers from Sasha Waltz & Guests

Singers of the Rundfunkchor Berlin in the archaeological site of Eleusis.

Dancer Clémentine Deluy in the archaeological site of Eleusis.

Dancers Claudia de Serpa Soares and Virgis Puodziunas

Dancer Clémentine Deluy

Trailer »Human Requiem in Eleusis«

The ancient sanctuary of Eleusis became an open communal space during the performances, where text and body, space and sound merged into a single work of art. With 60 singers from the Rundfunkchor Berlin conducted by Gijs Leenaars, soprano Marlis Petersen, baritone Benjamin Appl, Angela Gassenhuber and Philip Mayers on piano, as well as three dancers from Sasha Waltz & Guests: Clémentine Deluy, Claudia de Serpa Soares and Virgis Puodziunas.

Singers of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Dancer Clémentine Deluy

Singers of the Rundfunkchor Berlin

Mystery 14 Human Requiem in Eleusis

Concept / Direction

Jochen Sandig

Dramaturgy / Choreography

Sasha Waltz

Scenography

Brad Hwang

Lighting Design

Jörg Bittner

Sound Design

Holger Schwark

Film Direction

Stephan Talneau

Artistic collaboration / Repetition

Davide Camplani, Claudia de Serpa Soares, Ilka Seifert

with

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Conductor

Gijs Leenaars

Co-conductor

Justus Barleben

Marlis Petersen (soprano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Angela

Gassenhuber & Philip Mayers (piano) and

60 singers of Rundfunkchor Berlin

Dancers

Clémentine Deluy, Virgis Puodziunas, Claudia de Serpa Soares of Sasha Waltz & Guests

A cooperation of the European Capital of Culture Eleusis 2023 with the Rundfunkchor Berlin and Sasha Waltz & Guests, supported by the World Human Forum and the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.