Goldberg Variations – Jurij Konjar

Room Dances Festival 2012

Goldberg variations BWV988 by J. S. Bach

Composition and dance: Jurij Konjar

Konjar’s work process began after he came across Steve Paxton’s performance ofGoldberg Variationsin a video by Walter Verdin. After exploring Steve’s dance through its reconstruction, Konjar used what he learnedto createa dance of his own.

Jurij Konjar has a background in Judo and in ballroom dance competitions. He studied musicals in London and contemporary dance at PARTS in Brussels. Among his works are:Catharsis for Beginners, the Ulysses Project and Goldberg Variations.

Piano: Glenn Gould

In collaboration with Frans Poelstra, Tanzquartier Wien and Sloveens ministerie van Cultuur.

Special thanks to Steve Paxton and Lisa Nelson