Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach

Episode 2

Suite #2 - The Sound of the Carceri

"The Sound of the Carceri," a film melding Bach's cello music, played by Yo-Yo Ma, with computer-generated images of Renaissance architect Giovanni Piranesi's etchings. Directed by Francois Girard.

Episode 3

Suite #3- Falling Down Stairs

Yo-Yo Ma collaborates with choreographer Mark Morris on a new dance, entitled "Falling Down Stairs," performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group. Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete.

Episode 4

Suite #4- Sarabande

Filmmaker Atom Egoyan collaborates with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on a film titled “Sarabande,” about the effects of music on the lives of five characters. Ma plays himself. With Lori Singer, Don McKellar, Jan Rubes and Arsinee Khanjian.

Episode 5

Suite #5- Struggle for Hope

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and artist Tamasaburo Bando create a Kabuki dance entitled "Struggle for Hope." Performed by Bando and directed by Niv Fichman.

Episode 6

Suite #6- Six Gestures

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate "Six Gestures," recalling Bach's life during 1717-23, when he wrote the suites for unaccompanied cello. With Tom McCamus as Bach. Directed by Patricia Rozema.