Elsa and Her Dancers
(Elsa y su ballet)
Darío Doria | Documentary
2011 | 100 minutes | Argentina
At 87, Elsa Agras directs ballet, doing almost everything (choreography, costumes, and lighting) in rehearsals that go on for months searching for perfection, and for passion.
Synopsis
There are professional women and house wives; they're married, widowed, or divorced. They´re all “girls” between 47 and 81 years old joined by their spirit, of course, but mostly united by Elsa, who at 87 is still going through one of the peaks of her artistic life.
Inspired by the work of Pina Bausch, Elsa directs the 40/90 ballet accompanied always by her walking stick. She does almost everything (choreography, costumes, and lighting) in rehearsals that go over for months searching for some kind of perfection, but also something even more vital: passion.
Citation
Main credits
Doria, Dario (film director)
Doria, Dario (film producer)
Agras, Elsa (on-screen participant)
Other credits
Cinematography and editing, Darío Doria.
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Pragda subjects
Biography
Dance + Performing Arts
Education
Health + Aging
Mental Health
Music
South America
Women
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Festivals
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Darío Doria
NATIONALITY: Argentina
YEAR: 2011
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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