A dance piece to the most famous solo piano recording of all time — Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert. Before it is played, we first hear four songs by Joni Mitchell. She opens the evening, setting the stage for the music of Jarrett and for the seven dancers. Harrell’s Köln Concert seeks a way for people to meet despite different languages, different world views, different identities. The shared experience of people, of tender and strong people disclosing their vulnerability, dancing, functions as a reminder of the need to stay close, to have respect, and never to forget that there are many stories of people who are hardly ever heard or seen, who defy their abandonment proudly and in beauty. — Trajal Harrell / Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble