Dancing Beethoven (2017)

Name: Dancing Beethoven
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-04-13

1h 20m

Running Time

Plot.

A journey through the preparation and hardworking process of ballet dancers and musicians for a unique spectacle in Tokio that Béjart choreographed with the Ninth symphony of Beethoven. Béjart ballet dances with Tokio ballet and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Israel. A marvellous combination of dancers movements and expression of different feelings along the four movements of the symphony with absolute elegance and strength.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Currently Dancing Beethoven is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Filmin

Streaming in:
🇪🇸 Spain

Cast & Crew.

Julien Favreau

Self

Zubin Mehta

Self

Gil Roman

Self

Malya Roman

Self

Elisabet Ros

Self

Arantxa Aguirre

Director

Rafael Reparaz

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
April 13, 2017

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2023-11-15

This Movie Is About.

dancing

béjart

ballet

Wiki.

Dancing Beethoven is a 2017 documentary film by the Spanish director Arantxa Aguirre. It is about the work of the choreographer Maurice Béjart, founder of the Ballet of the 20th Century and other dance companies. It was released on 13 April 2017 in Germany and on 28 April 2017 in Spain. Shooting took place in Lausanne and Tokyo over nine months.It tells the story of a revival of choreography created by Béjart in the 1960s for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The performance is given in Tokyo and the dancers are from the Béjart Ballet Lausanne and Tokyo Ballet, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta.