Um Corpo que Dança - Ballet Gulbenkian 1965-2005
UM CORPO DE DANÇA is a proposal for the history of the body, showed through the path of the biggest Portuguese dance company of the 20th century. The documentary follows the rise of dance in Portugal along with the country’s political, economic and sociocultural ongoings as background. It is the story of a transforming body that frees itself from a fascist dictatorship, and of a changing society that opens itself to the world. From unreleased archive images and interviews with several creators and dancers, we follow the path of an extraordinary dance company through the movements and words of its protagonists, from creation in the early 1960s to its extinction in 2005.
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Um Corpo que Dança - Ballet Gulbenkian 1965-2005
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 16, 2022
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Um Corpo que Dança - Ballet Gulbenkian 1965-2005
Production Companies
Vende-Se Filmes, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, RTP
Director
Marco Martins
Description
UM CORPO DE DANÇA is a proposal for the history of the body, showed through the path of the biggest Portuguese dance company of the 20th century. The documentary follows the rise of dance in Portugal along with the country’s political, economic and sociocultural ongoings as background. It is the story of a transforming body that frees itself from a fascist dictatorship, and of a changing society that opens itself to the world. From unreleased archive images and interviews with several creators and dancers, we follow the path of an extraordinary dance company through the movements and words of its protagonists, from creation in the early 1960s to its extinction in 2005.
