''Dancing with Time'' ''(Tanz mit der Zeit)'' is a film by about the autobiography Dance Theater ''Zeit – tanzen seit 1927'' by

Heike Hennig Heike Hennig (born 8 November 1966) is a German dancer, choreographer and director of the opera and dance ensemble "Heike Hennig & Co". Life Heike Hennig had her first dance lessons at the age of 5 years in Leipzig of East Germany, studied moder ...

Plot

Four dancers, nearing their eighties, take up the challenge of Heike Hennig to return to the stage in Leipzig's opera house.

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, Christa Franze, Siegfried Prölß and Horst Dittmann have been leading members of the

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of the

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. A performance of emotional richness combined with the stories of their lives, from

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to Heike Hennig. Nothing about them is old, except their age. ''Dancing with Time'' was produced as film for TV (f.ex.:

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and

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) and movie-theaters, as DVD and as book by Marion Appelt, with a preface of

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Music

* Jureks Zeit: (J. Lamorski) * Kalumbo: (C. Meyer/R. Moser) * Something in the Park: (C. Meyer/R. Moser) * Give me that old Time Religion: (trad.arr. Moses Hogan) Darek Lee Ragin & The New World Ensemble-Chamber Choir * Brandenburgische Konzerte: G-dur, Allegro (

J. S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

) * Symphony No. 5: C-Sharp minor, Adagietto (G. Mahler)

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Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...

* Dancing with Memories: (C. Meyer) * Ich sitze gerade Zuhause und werde mir eine Zigarette drehen: Ammer & Console) * Django Theme: (M. Dietrich/J. Simon/VM De Luxe/O. F. Berdomo) DJ Opossum

Development

''Dancing with Time'' is produced from ma.ja.de filmproduktion in co-produktion with

in collaboration with

, (subtitled) North American Premiere on VIFF in Vancouver 2008

References

External links

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