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Dancing Beethoven

Dancing Beethoven

2017 · 80 min · ★ 8.9 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Arantxa Aguirre · Written by Arantxa Aguirre

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