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Soulscapes - The Choreographer Uwe Scholz

In retrospect, the solo version of Strawinsky’s Sacre du Printemps can be interpreted as a bleak, oppressive dance about his own life. The ballet is one of the late works by Uwe Scholz, one of the most important choreographers of the twentieth century. During his short life, this former wunderkind created over 100 ballets, including major stage successes such as Die Schöpfung, Die Grosse Messe and Bruckner 8. Scholz was regarded as a sensitive, highly musical artist with a fine sense of humor, but again and again, he was plagued by an excruciating perfectionism, self-doubts and fears. At times, they made work impossible for him. “Sometimes the great artist’s path does not lead to laurel-wreathed solitude, but to deep despair,” writes the ballet critic Klaus Geitel looking back on Scholz’s life. The film Soulscapes is a highly personal, moving portrait of Uwe Scholz, who died on November 21, 2004, at the age of 45. In one of his last interviews with the director Günter Atteln, Scholz talks about himself and his work with an unprecedented openness. “I’m drawn to symphonic music from the Classical and Romantic periods. I simply need these soulscapes.” Uwe Scholz

Awards
FIPA D'ARGENT 2007 Biarritz, Category “Performing Arts” (23 - 28 Jan 2007)
FIFA Montreal, Trajectories section (8 - 18 March 2007)
GOLDEN PRAGUE Competition (16 - 20 June 2007)
MILANO DOC FESTIVAL
FIRST PRIZE OVERALL OF THE MIDOC MUSICA (12 - 30 September 2007)

Facts

Prog. No.
5572
Music genre
Documentary
Length
91 mins
Director
Günter Atteln
Producers
EuroArts Music International, SFDRS, YLE
Production year
2007
Format
HD