Premiere of the performance "Fuga" at the National Forum of Music

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Artur Zagajewski is experienced not only through hearing but also through the body, gesture, and breath. Four dancers — Stanisław Bulder, Olga Bury, Radosław Lis, and Gieorgij Puchalski — together with Janusz Orlik, responsible for the concept and choreography, and the Polish Cello Quartet, have created an innovative project in which sound can be seen, movement can be heard, and performer and audience intertwine in a single melody.

The premiere of the performance Fuga featuring the Polish Cello Quartet will take place on November 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław.

Although the fugue as a musical form is deeply rooted in absolute music, the term itself is etymologically linked to movement — the Latin fuga means “escape.” When the Polish Cello Quartet’s playing is accompanied by the dancers’ motion, seeking energy and tension within the polyphonic texture, Bach’s music, written three centuries ago, finds its embodiment in movement.

Before the artists approach this crowning work of the Baroque era, they will interpret cello compositions by Artur Zagajewski. His piece sculpture (from the way of the cross), written in 2016 for the Polish Cello Quartet, draws inspiration from the architecture and sculpture of Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, the architect’s opus magnum. Two additional works by the Polish composer will also be performed, including Canzona (2014) in a new arrangement for four cellos.

Production: National Forum of Music, Witold Lutosławski, Wrocław
Co-production: Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts – a branch of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Ticket information: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/component/nfmcalendar/event/13215