Violinist & Artistic Director
Johnny Gandelsman

Choreographers
John Heginbotham
Caili Quan
Jamar Roberts
Melissa Toogood

Music
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suites

Artistic Advisor
John Heginbotham

Executive Producer
Cristin Canterbury Bagnall

Producer
Lilach Orenstein

Creative Associates
Alessio Crognale-Roberts
Maile Okamura
Laurel Dalley Smith
Andie Yorita 

Photos: Christopher Duggan

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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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 this work.  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 provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Alva Greenberg, John Mittelman, Marty Peretz, and Ken and Florence Umezaki.  Fiscal sponsorship provided by Producer Hub.