Dance of Death presents Peter Greenaway’s 21st-century reinterpretation of the ‘Totentanz’, a 15th-century mural in Basel which reminded citizens that no matter one’s station in life, whether rich or poor, powerful or common, everyone must eventually perish. Greenaway conceived a multi-media installation at the original site of the ‘Dance of Death’ composed of funerary monuments that act as displays for films depicting various ways to meet death. The interactive projections of more than 40 representations are inspired by the original tableau, reconceived in film and video drama and animations.
