Matthaus Passion 2727

By Tamir Ginz

A choreography by Tamir Ginz for Kamea Dance Company, inspired by the St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Is humanity still aching, confused, lamenting and waiting for The Messiah? Are we prepared for The One?

An international ballet production, inspired by the creation of J. S. Bach (music from 1727), which is considered sacred for the Christian world. The performance is a monumental "event" where the story of the New Testament gets a new narration: set a thousand years into the future (the year 2727), Jesus and Judas are confronted with their friendship, love and sacrifices, as people are in need of salvation.

“As an Israeli Jewish choreographer, son of Holocaust survivors, I aim to build a bridge through this choreography between nations and religions. In this new world, where everyone is Jesus and Jesus is one of us…. ”

Invited to the world’s most prestigious stages, Matthaus Passion 2727 has been acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece.

75 Minutes | No interval
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach “St. Matthaus Passion”
Choreography: Tamir Ginz
Idea: Wolfgang Kläsener
Conductor: Werner Ehrhardt
Choir: Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Wuppertal
Orchestra: l’arte del mondo / Leverkusen
Costume design: Limor Hershko Dror
Stage design: Adam Keller
Lighting Design: Yaron Abulafia

In cooperation with Bayer Kultur.
Premiere: March 2017

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Latest Reviews

“Opera is a musical total artwork: as outworn this set phrase may be, as little it is transferred into reality. And when it happens, it is an uplifting experience. This is proven by a premiere in the Erholungshaus in Leverkusen, of all places. Announced as a “breathtaking evening of dance”, the performance is quick to prove itself to be a total artwork. Everything fits perfectly, and the audience is enchained for an hour and a half.”

By Michael S. Zerban 15.06.25

O-Ton Culture Magazine | Matthaus Passion 2727

“After the performance, nobody could bear staying seated anymore. And certainly not the choreographer. Tamir Ginz sat watching the performance of his dancers of the Israeli Kamea Dance Company with a mixture of nervousness and being under a spell, holding his finger in front of his mouth, giving short notes to the assistant sitting next to him and not once losing sight of the stage. And when the story of St. Matthew Passion was over, his tears began flowing. Which meant nothing else but Ginz being enormously proud of his dancers. He knew that they had achieved something extraordinary.”

By Frank Weifen 15.06.25

Leverkusener Stadtanzeiger | Matthaus Passion 2727

“It was a thrilling concert, offered by the highly motivated professionalists of l’arte del mondo and the perfectly prepared lay choristers of the Barmen-Gemarke choir from Wuppertal (who sang the whole piece by heart at the stage’s edge). At the same time it was an extraordinary dance evening of the Kamea Dance Company with pictures that have deeply immersed themselves in the memory of the audience of Bayer Kultur. Images, movements and moods that will likely be present again when Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete St. Matthew Passion will be listened to.”