Original title: | BEETHOVEN PAR BÉJART |
Directed by: | Arantxa Aguirre |
Country & Release Year: | SWITZERLAND - SPAIN 2016 |
Language: | French, English, Japanese |
Runtime: | 79 min. |
Cast: | Malya Roman, narrator Julien Favreau, soloist Elisabet Ros, soloist Kateryna Shalkina, soloist Óscar Chacón, soloist Gil Roman, Béjart Ballet Lausanne Artistic Director Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Director |
IMDB Link: | Link |
Scriptwriter: Arantxa Aguirre Line producers: Jean-Pierre Pastori and Richard Perron Production Companies: Fondation Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Fondation Maurice Béjart, López-Li Films Choreography: Maurice Béjart performed by Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Tokyo Ballet, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta, and Ritsu Yu Kai Choir. D.O.P.: Rafael Reparaz Music: Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Sound & Editing: Valeria Gentile PRINTING ARTWORK INTERNATIONAL VERSION |
Directed by Arantxa Aguirre
A masterful presentation of music and dance, a dazzling immersion and unique look at the staging of the ballet by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Dancing Beethoven presents us with the history of the piece, the challenges of this multicultural representation, the rehearsals with the methodical and hard work of the dancers, and the multilayered complexity and excitement of the collaboration between the Béjart Ballet, the Tokyo Ballet and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta, in their journey to achieve the breathtaking result of one of the most successful and powerful events in ballet of the XXI century.
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