Geneva Camerata:
Dance of
the Sun

Thirty musicians, two dancers 

All music is movement  – this is the core idea behind Geneva Camerata’s Dance of the Sun, a unique concert performance that brings music and dance together in an ode to life, hope, loss and love. 

Thirty musicians from Geneva Camerata share the stage with two dancers, one of whom is the choreographer himself,  Juan Kruz Díaz de Garaio Esnaola. The musicians perform Esnaola’s choreography while playing music by Mozart and Lully, alongside the commissioned work Rise by Barblina Meierhans – all from memory. The result is a genre‑crossing fusion of music, dance and theatre that challenges the way we listen.  

Wildly innovative 

Dance of the Sun was named one of the best performances of the year when The New York Times summed up the classical music season of 2019: 

... has now changed the game in the world of classical music. 

– The New York Times 

International critics describe the performance as bold and inventive – a work that challenges conventions and gives a traditional art form an entirely new expression. David Greilsammer, the conductor who initiated the project, is himself part of the choreography on stage.  

An orchestra in motion  

Geneva Camerata has received widespread acclaim for its multidisciplinary performances and for bringing classical music into unexpected encounters with other genres, including jazz, baroque, contemporary, rock, electronic and world music. 

In recent years, the chamber orchestra has created a series of celebrated projects such as La Symphonie du Mirage, Forever in Your Arms and Revolta, and has collaborated with some of the world’s leading artists, including Gautier Capuçon and Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Alongside concerts in its home city of Geneva, the orchestra tours extensively, performing at prestigious venues worldwide. 

Take a look at this teaser!

Concert Programme 

Barblina Meierhans Rise – commissioned work for Geneva Camerata 
Jean-Baptiste Lully Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme – orchestral suite 

Interval 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor