Totentanz

Hugo Distler's Dance of Death

A choral masterpiece where Death invites all of humanity to dance - from Emperor to Child, from Bishop to Farmer. Each meets the same partner. Each responds differently. Da Camera Singers' choristers have annotated these encounters with their own thoughts, questions, and discoveries. Explore the woodcuts, the words, and the living network of ideas.

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The Chorister Network

A living map of themes and connections across the Dance of Death

The choristers' handwritten annotations form a web of recurring ideas. Some themes appear in a single character's encounter; others thread through the entire work. Tap any theme to see which characters it connects.

Interactive Theme Graph

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Characters
Themes
Lines = shared themes