Johnny Loves Johann unites violinist Johnny Gandelsman and choreographers/performers John Heginbotham, Caili Quan, Jamar Roberts, and Melissa Toogood. This evening-length performance pairs Gandelman’s unique interpretation of Bach’s Cello Suites—performed live on violin—with original choreography, celebrating the humanity and dance at the center of this iconic music.

World Premiere:
December 10-13, 2025
Carolina Performing Arts, Chapel Hill, NC

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April 14-19, 2026

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY
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May 1-3, 2026

Kenan Institute, UNSCA, Winston-Salem, NC 
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Carolina Performing Arts and the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts serve as lead co-commissioners for Johnny Loves Johann. This work also received commissioning support from The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work (with additional support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund); the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond; Works & Process; and The Yard.  Additional funding support was provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Alva Greenberg, Michael Hostetler and Erica Pascal, John Mittleman, Marty Peretz, Michael and Amy Tiemann, and Ken and Florence Umezaki.  Johnny Loves Johann receives fiscal sponsorship from Producer Hub.