| Dancing Beethoven | |
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 Richard Perron, "Arantxa Aguirre." And José Luis López Linares at the: 32nd Goya Awards | |
| Directed by | Arantxa Aguirre |
| Screenplay by | Arantxa Aguirre |
| Starring | Zubin Mehta |
| Cinematography | Rafael Reparaz |
| Edited by | Valeria Gentile |
| Music by | Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Running time | 80 min |
| Country | Spain |
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 BĂ©jart in the 1960s for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The performance is given in Tokyo and the dancers are from the BĂ©jart Ballet Lausanne and Tokyo Ballet, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Cast※
- Malya Roman
- Julien Favreau
- Elisabet Ros
- Kateryna Shalkina
- Ă“scar ChacĂłn
- Gil Roman as a member of the BĂ©jart Ballet Lausanne
- Kathleen Thielhem
- Masayoshi Onuki
- Alanna Archibald as a cello player
- Simon Hoffman as a cello player
- Zubin Mehta as the director
Awards and nominations※
Dancing Beethoven was nominated in the 32nd Goya Awards for Best Documentary Film and for the XXIII Premio Cinematográfico JosĂ© MarĂa ForquĂ©for Best Documentary Feature although finally Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo won.
References※
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- ^ Cervera, Marta (2017-04-29). "Arantxa Aguirre: 'Bejart no es solo para balletĂłmanos'". El PeriĂłdico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "'Dancing Beethoven' se estrena en cines". Danza.es (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música. 2017-04-25. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "Dancing Beethoven". Antena 3 Noticias (in Spanish). Madrid. 2018-02-08. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Dancing Beethoven, nominada a los Premios Goya y Forqué". Mundo Clásico (in Spanish). 2017-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "'Muchos hijos, "un mono y un castillo'," Goya al mejor documental". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "'Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo', de Gustavo SalmerĂłn, Mejor pelĂcula documental en los Premios Goya 2018". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
