Sat November 2, 2019
Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life – Festival Opening Night | 2019 SFDFF
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Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life
North American Premiere
UK | 2018 | 58 minutes
Ballet for Life was a unique collaboration between three huge cultural brands: Queen, Versace and the visionary choreographer Maurice Béjart. At its heart is the loss of two legendary performers, Freddie Mercury and dancer Jorge Donn, both of whom died of AIDS in the early 1990’s.
SFDFF invites you to join us in celebrating the North American premiere of "Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life" by Lynne Wake and Simon Lupton, which tells the story of the creation and subsequent success of the ballet featuring the great and the good of both rock and ballet, including: Brian May and Roger Taylor, and Adam Lambert, Wayne Sleep and Arlene Philips and of course incredible archive footage of Freddie Mercury, Maurice Béjart, Queen and Gianni Versace.
This film marks the ultimate fusion of Queen’s sweeping emotional melodies and the timeless ethereal grace and movement of ballet. It is the first and only time a full length ballet has been paired to rock music albeit peppered with some equally well known pieces from Mozart.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests, and a reception for all ticketholders at TIDES in the Presidio.
For complete festival schedule and more information visit: sfdancefilmfest.org
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North American Premiere
UK | 2018 | 58 minutes
Ballet for Life was a unique collaboration between three huge cultural brands: Queen, Versace and the visionary choreographer Maurice Béjart. At its heart is the loss of two legendary performers, Freddie Mercury and dancer Jorge Donn, both of whom died of AIDS in the early 1990’s.
SFDFF invites you to join us in celebrating the North American premiere of "Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life" by Lynne Wake and Simon Lupton, which tells the story of the creation and subsequent success of the ballet featuring the great and the good of both rock and ballet, including: Brian May and Roger Taylor, and Adam Lambert, Wayne Sleep and Arlene Philips and of course incredible archive footage of Freddie Mercury, Maurice Béjart, Queen and Gianni Versace.
This film marks the ultimate fusion of Queen’s sweeping emotional melodies and the timeless ethereal grace and movement of ballet. It is the first and only time a full length ballet has been paired to rock music albeit peppered with some equally well known pieces from Mozart.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests, and a reception for all ticketholders at TIDES in the Presidio.
For complete festival schedule and more information visit: sfdancefilmfest.org
Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life
North American Premiere
UK | 2018 | 58 minutes
Ballet for Life was a unique collaboration between three huge cultural brands: Queen, Versace and the visionary choreographer Maurice Béjart. At its heart is the loss of two legendary performers, Freddie Mercury and dancer Jorge Donn, both of whom died of AIDS in the early 1990’s.
SFDFF invites you to join us in celebrating the North American premiere of "Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life" by Lynne Wake and Simon Lupton, which tells the story of the creation and subsequent success of the ballet featuring the great and the good of both rock and ballet, including: Brian May and Roger Taylor, and Adam Lambert, Wayne Sleep and Arlene Philips and of course incredible archive footage of Freddie Mercury, Maurice Béjart, Queen and Gianni Versace.
This film marks the ultimate fusion of Queen’s sweeping emotional melodies and the timeless ethereal grace and movement of ballet. It is the first and only time a full length ballet has been paired to rock music albeit peppered with some equally well known pieces from Mozart.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests, and a reception for all ticketholders at TIDES in the Presidio.
For complete festival schedule and more information visit: sfdancefilmfest.org
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North American Premiere
UK | 2018 | 58 minutes
Ballet for Life was a unique collaboration between three huge cultural brands: Queen, Versace and the visionary choreographer Maurice Béjart. At its heart is the loss of two legendary performers, Freddie Mercury and dancer Jorge Donn, both of whom died of AIDS in the early 1990’s.
SFDFF invites you to join us in celebrating the North American premiere of "Queen + Béjart: Ballet For Life" by Lynne Wake and Simon Lupton, which tells the story of the creation and subsequent success of the ballet featuring the great and the good of both rock and ballet, including: Brian May and Roger Taylor, and Adam Lambert, Wayne Sleep and Arlene Philips and of course incredible archive footage of Freddie Mercury, Maurice Béjart, Queen and Gianni Versace.
This film marks the ultimate fusion of Queen’s sweeping emotional melodies and the timeless ethereal grace and movement of ballet. It is the first and only time a full length ballet has been paired to rock music albeit peppered with some equally well known pieces from Mozart.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests, and a reception for all ticketholders at TIDES in the Presidio.
For complete festival schedule and more information visit: sfdancefilmfest.org
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