Movie

Dancing Beethoven

2017 · 80 min

A patient, elegant look behind the curtain at dancers and musicians perfecting a demanding collaboration, rewarding viewers with quiet dedication and soaring music.

Overview: 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.

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
music
work
ambition
loyalty
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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