Dancing Dreams (2010) Tanzträume (original title)

Directors:

Rainer Hoffmann
Anne Linsel

Writer:

Anne Linsel (concept)

Release Date:

7 October 2010 (Hungary)

Genre:

Documentary

Cast

Pina Bausch	...	Herself
Bénédicte Billet	...	Herself
Josephine Ann Endicott	...	Herself

Directed by
Rainer Hoffmann
Anne Linsel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Anne Linsel		concept

Produced by
Gerd Haag	....	producer
Anne Linsel	....	co-producer
Anahita Nazemi	....	producer
Sabine Rollberg	....	producer: WDR
Cornelia Volmer	....	line producer

Cinematography by
Rainer Hoffmann

Film Editing by
Mike Schlömer

Production Management
Cornelia Volmer	....	production manager
Marijana Vrselja	....	unit manager

Sound Department
Tim Dohnke	....	sound
Uwe Dresch	....	sound designer
Uwe Dresch	....	supervising sound editor
Thomas Keller	....	sound
Tobias Linsel	....	sound
Falk Möller	....	sound mixer
Paul Oberle	....	sound
Wilmont Schulze	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Andreas Fröhlich	....	colorist

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Kutschker	....	director of photography: second unit

Editorial Department
Andreas Brändlein	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Juan Llossas	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Pina Bausch	....	choreographer: "Kontakthof"
Bénédicte Billet	....	dance master
Josephine Ann Endicott	....	dance master
Sonja Hempel	....	production assistant
Ulla Wätzig	....	production assistant

Thanks
Pina Bausch	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Real Fiction (presents)
• TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion (as eine TAG/TRAUM Produktion)
• Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production)
• Arte (in association with)

Distributors

• Jour2Fête (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Real Fiction (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Transformer (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• EDKO Film (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Midas Filmes (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• NHK (2010) (Japan) (TV) (subtitled)
• P.F.A. Films (2010) (Italy) (all media)
• Soda Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Tanzträume" - Germany (original title)
"Dancing Dreams - Teenagers Perform 'Kontakthof' by Pina Bausch" - International (English title) (festival title)

Runtime:

Germany:92 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6 (f) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12

Company:

Real Fiction

Amazing, amazing movie. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be transported.

I don't know anything about dance, and I went to see this because my friend wanted someone to go with him. At first I was like "oh great, what did I get myself into for the next hour and a half" because I didn't want to watch annoying teenagers perform what seemed like horrible dance moves - especially after watching dancers with machine-like precision on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars. But there was so much more going on. These teenagers first of all seemed so different than American teenagers. They seemed more authentic and more human somehow. It was amazing to see what was asked of them in the raw, behind the scenes, way we are able to see it. The teachers were so dedicated, such good guides, so in love with the youth of the teenagers. The teenagers themselves were transformed and the final product was actually really great. Pina seemed to understand the symbol she embodied, she was a muse and she took the responsibility seriously, pointing past herself to something greater. Not many egos can withstand that but she bore the burden of what she represented very well. She was old and had seen it all in terms of dance yet she was as mesmerized as we were. I felt transported during this movie and afterward, I felt so alive. You can't ask for more from a movie than that.