Out of Competition

RHYTHM IS IT!



Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch

Country of production: Germany
Year: 2004
Language: German, English
Mins: 100

Production company: Boomtownmedia
Producers: Andrea Thilo, Uwe Dierks, Thomas Grube
Script: Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch
Cinematography: Rene Dame, arcus Winterbauer
Editing: Dirk Grau, Martin Hoffmann
Sound: Pascal Capitolin
Music: Original music by Igor Stravinsky, Score: Karim Sebastian Elias
Dirk Grau, Martin Hoffman

Source: Boomtownmedia
Uwe Dirks
Lutzowufer 11,
10785 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 264 80 550
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www.rhythmisit.com
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Sir Simon Rattle, the aerodynamic chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, believes “Music is not a luxury, but a need, like the air we breathe or the water we drink.” Rhythm is It! records the 2003 education/outreach project undertaken by Rattle and the Orchestra to make their work more accessible. It involves 250 young people from 25 nations (most unfamiliar with classical music), drawn from some of Berlin’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods, who collaborate with the Orchestra to create a dance spectacle based on Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” Rehearsing for 45 days under the watchful eye of charismatic British choreographer Royston Maldoom, the teens make a journey into new, undreamed-of worlds. This highly kinetic film follows the project's development and its ups and downs, as well as the doubts and enthusiasms, uncertainties and changing self-confidence of the participants. Recorded with a breathtaking fidelity of sound, this portrait of the fascination of music also clearly limns the importance of dance, particularly as it imparts discipline, creativity and personal power. A truly delightful ode to the transformative power of art.


Thomas Grube was born in 1971 in Berlin. After studies in political science, Eastern Europe, and film and television, he went on to produce and direct a number of short films and documentaries. He is a co-founder of Boomtownmedia where he works as head of develppment and production.

FILMOGRAPHY

RHYTHM IS IT! (2004)
SURROGATE CITIES (2003)
VERDI'S FALSTAFF (2001)
KARL WESCHKE - MYTH OF A LIFE (2001)

Enrique Sanchez Lansch was born in 1963 in Gijon, Northern Spain. After an extensive education in theater and music he began working for television, writing and directing documentaries for various networks. He's now based in Berlin where he is a director, writer and producer of both documentaries and fiction projects.

FILMOGRAPHY (Enrique Sanchez Lansch)

RHYTHM IS IT!
PIANO EN DOUBLE (2003)
DON GIOVANNI (1996)
VIOL (1995)

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