Struggle For Hope (Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach)

Part four of a series of six films - conceived by cellist Yo-Yo Ma - that presents a multi-faceted celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Suites for Unaccompanied Cello”. Two celebrated artists - cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando - combine talents to create an emotionally charged dance performance to Bach's Fifth Suite for Unaccompanied Cello that draws together its inspiration from two very distinct worlds. This episode follows Yo-Yo and Tamasaburo on this seemingly impossible collaboration. As Eastern mysticism meets Western rigour, the two rehearse and discuss the ultimate goal: a performance that enhances both traditions and transcends the cultural boundaries that naturally exist between them.