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Irreverence and ennui in Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker's Six Brandenburg Concertos at the Park Avenue Armory

By Ivan Talijancic, 13 October 2018
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Reviewed at Park Avenue Armory, New York City on 7 October 2018
Programme
Bach, The six Brandenburg Concertos
Performers
Rosas
B'Rock Orchestra
Amandine Beyer, Conductor
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Choreography
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Ivan Talijancic
Ivan Talijancic
Ivan Talijancic is a director, choreographer, performer, writer, producer, visual designer, video- and film-maker. He is the co-founder and artistic co-director of WaxFactory, a New York-based international multidisciplinary performance group, with whom he toured worldwide.