Sutra

The sutras are teachings pronounced by the Buddha. By extension, the word is also used to describe the aphorisms and rules that govern our lives. Acclaimed choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui takes up the challenge of revealing the spiritual nature behind the millenary Kung-Fu tradition. Dwelling for a time amongst the monks at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng enabled Cherkaoui to delve into the context that surrounds this martial art and to discover the philosophy behind it. The sculptor Antony Gormley designed the constructed environment in which the monks perform, whilst Szymon Brzóska composed various musical pieces inspired by the ambience at the temple. This is a journey, not into the past, but into the spirit, in which the distances between East and West are no.