Dancing Beethoven
| Dancing Beethoven | |
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_02.jpg) 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 min |
Dancing Beethoven is a 2017 Spanish documentary film directed by Arantxa Aguirre[1] about the ballet during the 20th century by the choreographer Maurice Béjart.[2] It was released on April 28, 2017.[3] It lasted nine month to be shot.[3]
It tells the preparation of the Ninth Symphony, represented by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne and Tokyo Ballet, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Zubin Mehta.[4]
Cast
- Malya Roman
- Julien Favreau
- Elisabet Ros
- Kateryna Shalkina
- Óscar Chacón
- Gil Roman as a member of the Béjart 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 José María Forqué[5] although finally Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo won.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Dancing Beethoven". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Cervera, Marta (April 29, 2017). "Arantxa Aguirre: "Dancing Beethoven' no es solo para balletómanos"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "'DANCING BEETHOVEN' SE ESTRENA EN CINES". Danza.es (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música. April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Dancing Beethoven". Antena 3 Noticias (in Spanish). Madrid. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Redacción (December 27, 2017). "Dancing Beethoven, nominada a los Premios Goya y Forqué". Mundo Clásico (in Spanish). Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "'Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo', Goya al mejor documental". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). February 4, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "'Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo', de Gustavo Salmerón, Mejor película documental en los Premios Goya 2018". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. February 4, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.