Rhythm Is It! (2004)

Original title

Rhythm is it!

Directed by

Thomas Grube, Enrique Sánchez Lansch

Genre

music documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

AA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A conductor and a choreographer bring together 250 schoolchildren from Berlin to perform a difficult ballet. The film follows the children as they learn to work as a team and gain confidence through the demanding rehearsals.

inspiringupbeatearnestfocusedoptimisticenergeticheartfelt

What happens

Rhythm Is It! is a 2004 German documentary film directed by Thomas Grube and Enrique Sánchez Lansch. The film documents a project undertaken by conductor Simon Rattle and choreographer Royston Maldoom to stage a performance of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) with a cast of 250 children recruited from Berlin's public schools. The choreographer inspired the young people from 25 countries in demanding rehearsals to work seriously and act as an ensemble, overcoming obstacles and frustration, and to find self-confidence based on body perception. A successful performance was given for 3000 spectators in the Berlin Treptow Arena in January 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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