| rhapsody8 06.08.2019 09:33 |
link EAGLE VISION PROUDLY PRESENTS - QUEEN + BÉJART BALLET FOR LIFE - Released on DVD, BLU-RAY & DIGITAL on 6th September 2019 ‘I see it as a joyful ballet, neither sinister nor defeatist. It’s not a ballet about death, but about people who died too early’ – Maurice Béjart ‘The Ballet has a strong spiritual connection with Queen’ – Brian May On September 6, 2019, Eagle Vision will release Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life, which documents Queen’s music as the inspiration for a unique ballet that has endured for over twenty years, on DVD, Blu-ray & digital video. The DVD and Blu-ray will also be available as deluxe editions, packaged in a 36-page hardback photo book featuring photos from the Ballet for Life. Ballet for Life was a unique collaboration between three cultural brands: Queen, Versace and the late visionary choreographer Maurice Béjart, celebrating the life and talents of legendary performers, Freddie Mercury and Maurice Béjart’s former principal dancer, Jorge Donn, both of whom died of AIDS. It was first performed in the Théâtre de Chaillot in January 1997 in the presence of Madame Chirac, Elton John and the three surviving members of Queen, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor. Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life features two programs: the documentary by Lynne Wake and Simon Lupton, and a full 1997 performance of the ballet by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. The documentary, edited by Emmy Award winner Christopher Bird, tells the story of the creation and success of the ballet featuring the great and the good of both rock and dance, including Brian May, Roger Taylor, Gil Roman, Wayne Sleep and Arlene Phillips. The performance includes incredible archive footage of Freddie Mercury, Maurice Béjart, Queen and Gianni Versace, as well as featuring Versace’s stunning costume designs. The production continues to tour widely but is captured here performing at Théâtre Métropole, Lausanne in June 1997. The Ballet For Life film is directed by Maurice Béjart and David Mallet, known specifically for directing live performance concerts of such megastars as Tina Turner, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and numerous Queen videos including “Bicycle Race”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “I Want to Break Free” and Freddie’s classic “The Great Pretender” video. Maurice Béjart’s long-standing friend Gianni Versace was tragically killed in Miami shortly after the filming in Lausanne. Sadly, this departure into the world of ballet for Versace proved to be one of his last. The production marks the ultimate fusion of Queen’s sweeping emotional melodies, both live and studio tracks, and the timeless ethereal grace and movement of ballet. It is the first and only time a full-length ballet has been paired to rock music, albeit alongside some traditional pieces from Mozart. The theme of the choreography is about the cycle of life and life triumphing over death, it perfectly reflects the mood of the songs. Dancers fuse classical and modern ballet seamlessly to songs including, It’s a Beautiful Day, I Was Born to Love You and Radio Ga Ga, closing with the spectacular The Show Must Go On. This release also includes a substantial segment of John Deacon’s final performance with Queen, taken from the Queen + Béjart Ballet for Life premiere performance with Elton John in Paris. Béjart explained that with Ballet for Life he wanted to bring Freddie Mercury back to life, in doing so he created a delight for both Queen and ballet fans alike. Breaking with tradition, the packed audience applaud throughout the show. This is ballet as you’ve never seen it before, with the wild-eyed euphoria of a rock concert. Appropriately, Queen + Béjart: Ballet for Life will be released the day after the annual Freddie For A Day events, marking the birthday of the late, great Freddie Mercury. 100% of royalties payable by Eagle Rock Entertainment to Tonleigh Ltd will be donated to The Mercury Phoenix Trust fighting AIDS worldwide. About The Mercury Phoenix Trust The Mercury Phoenix Trust was founded in 1992 by Brian May, Roger Taylor and their manager Jim Beach in memory of rock band Queen’s iconic lead singer FREDDIE MERCURY who died in 1991 from AIDS-related causes. In the last 27 years, the Trust has given away over 16 million dollars in his name and funded over 1000 mainly grassroots projects in the global battle against HIV/AIDS. For more information on the Mercury Phoenix Trust visit: link. |
| Anton3283 06.08.2019 09:50 |
Boring |
| Chopin1995 06.08.2019 10:43 |
And I like it on the other hand. Waiting for any unseen footage of John from 1997 (which is already the case on the trailer) and seeing Queen+Elton performance in HD. |
| Sweet Rhapsody 06.08.2019 13:28 |
Why?, why?, why?. u.u why don't release a queen concert? (Houston, Court, Killers, Brussels something like that). T.T |
| Jimmy Dean 06.08.2019 14:10 |
it's a bit weird they release it now - i agree. right after the movie, and the tour... you would think why not milk them while we can. instead they release something so insanely obscure AND without Freddie. there must be something big coming... and that's why they wanted to announce this during the summer and not later in september for an oct-nov release. |
| flash00. 06.08.2019 15:29 |
In an interview in the past Roger stated Ballet was not something he was interested in and smiled so it's fascinating that Roger and Brian seem to think Queen fans would like this DVD, maybe dancing in our living rooms possibly doing pirouettes and bouncing limited edition Queen balloons? |
| Chief Mouse 06.08.2019 15:56 |
flash00. wrote: In an interview in the past Roger stated Ballet was not something he was interested in and smiled so it's fascinating that Roger and Brian seem to think Queen fans would like this DVD, maybe dancing in our living rooms possibly doing pirouettes and bouncing limited edition Queen balloons?:D |
| splicksplack 06.08.2019 17:01 |
I'm lost for words. Who the hell will buy this? Surely it must have a VERY limited audience. Even the convention types that buy 2 copies of everything that even has a fucking Q on it will think twice. I'm not sure Versace would be too happy about being associated with Brian in his baco-foil/robot thing that he found in his dressing up box. |
| thomasquinn 32989 06.08.2019 17:06 |
I don't get the idea that this is a regular Queen-release - and it makes sense as a Mercury-Phoenix Trust release. Maurice Bejart has his own fan-base in the world of ballet. |
| pittrek 06.08.2019 17:27 |
Thanks, another product I can skip. |
| on my way up 06.08.2019 17:37 |
I am a bit surprised to see all the negativity. From all the Queen related projects (not purely Queen product) this is actually the most stunning stuff there is. It's an absolutely wonderful and touching performance. True art. |
| dave76 06.08.2019 18:05 |
So on september 6th they're bringing ballet to the masses... |
| flash00. 06.08.2019 19:02 |
splicksplack wrote: I'm not sure Versace would be too happy about being associated with Brian in his baco-foil/robot thing that he found in his dressing up box.Ha ha how hilarious did o'l Bri look obviously hoping his NASA friends would be impressed with his cereal boxes and held together with old bootlaces, Brian probably looked dangerous in his own mind lol. |
| fr1986 06.08.2019 22:31 |
I deeply hope this is not the only release of the year. It is fine by me, but if they don't release Hammersmith 79' or at least (and would be embarrasing knowing they have the full hammy concert in the vaults) a compilation of Live Killers 79', it will be a very crappy year in terms of Official Queen Material. where is Houston 1977, Where is Earls Court 1977, Where is Knebworth 86', Buenos Aires 81', etc, etc, etc.... |
| Dim 07.08.2019 07:47 |
I have seen balet for life in 2011 is very good, I think this forthcoming release somehow is more related with Freddie solo stuff which will be released this year. The whole "strategy" reminds me the solo releases of Freddie in 1992 - 93, I believe that we will get something from Queen in the end of 2020 in coincidence of 2021 50th anniversary. Also in 2023 is 50th of their first album. |
| Dr Magus 07.08.2019 08:18 |
They need to photoshop Lambert's face onto the cover. Then it'll sell like hot cakes! |
| brians wig 07.08.2019 10:07 |
fr1986 wrote: I deeply hope this is not the only release of the year.It's the only Queen release of the year apart from the RSD stuff. We are getting FM remasters of MBG & Barcelona. Yeah. disappointing isn't it. Thank God for The Beatles Abbey Road boxset with demos and a 5.1 mix..... |
| KevoM 07.08.2019 11:00 |
ignore |
| jondickens1 07.08.2019 13:34 |
Oh well, I can save my pennies this year. What a major disappointment! It's laughable ?? |
| Golden Salmon 07.08.2019 16:07 |
dave76 wrote: So on september 6th they're bringing ballet to the masses...About damn time, lol. |
| Anton3283 07.08.2019 17:06 |
They forgot how to make worthwhile releases. The latest worthwhile release was in 2014. |
| Queenman!! 07.08.2019 17:15 |
They still are so arrogant not to hire a decent creative artist. That fuckin ugly cover again says enough. Boring, just boring ... milkin’ Everything out... |
| Queenman!! 07.08.2019 17:17 |
Dr Magus wrote: They need to photoshop Lambert's face onto the cover. Then it'll sell like hot cakes!——————— Greg doesn’t know how to work with photoshop. They only use paint pro |
| Anton3283 07.08.2019 17:20 |
Queenman!! wrote: They still are so arrogant not to hire a decent creative artist. That fuckin ugly cover again says enough. Boring, just boring ... milkin’ Everything out...The funny thing is that the this product has nothing to do with Queen at all. |
| KevoM 07.08.2019 18:39 |
.. |
| The Real Wizard 07.08.2019 19:06 |
They're currently doing their biggest tour since 1986. Of course they don't care about archival stuff right now. Maybe next year when things settle down. |
| rhapsody8 07.08.2019 20:03 |
Every new press release announcements remind me what Rhys Thomas said about archive stuff: All of them will be released in the future. But when? |
| Queenman!! 07.08.2019 21:20 |
rhapsody8 wrote: Every new press release announcements remind me what Rhys Thomas said about archive stuff: All of them will be released in the future. But when?============== Quite easy... When Beach, May and Taylor are deceased. |
| Dim 08.08.2019 05:40 |
Again the press release has a miskake David Mallet didn't direct Bicycle Race... Anyway I don't think we get any Queen release this year, besides the tour, their back catalog is selling very well and they are creating new future market. The new audience is not keen yet for archival stuff, NOTW boxset tested the waters. Let's see. As I said before we have 2020-21 (50th anniversary) and 2023 (50th anniversary of the first album). |
| Rick 08.08.2019 08:48 |
The brand Queen has become a joke. |
| Dr Magus 08.08.2019 10:01 |
Rick wrote: The brand Queen has become a joke.Yes and not a funny one. They are revelling in being their own tribute band complete with karaoke singer. |
| cmsdrums 09.08.2019 09:23 |
Dim wrote: Again the press release has a mistake David Mallet didn't direct Bicycle Race...I'm almost starting to think they are deliberately employing idiots and refusing to fact-check press releases, artwork, packaging etc purely to wind me up!!! |
| guild93 10.08.2019 00:10 |
I guess the fact they're calling it a "film" means its not a standard definition upscale ..... John Deacon in HD! |
| Agr123456 11.08.2019 16:21 |
Last Queen item that i bought was Queen On Fire DVD...Things like these remind me why... |
| EDWOOD 12.08.2019 00:52 |
I agree - I don’t think there is a Queen related release at all this year - it looks like the Freddie ‘Never Boring’ release is all there is - whatever that is but I doubt there’ll be much exciting stuff on that apart from a few new outtakes/ remixes if we’re lucky. The more successful the Queen brand is currently, the less impetus QP have to release any new product as the film’s success is still fuelling sales of the back- catalogue around the world. I still hope for something huge to be released for their 50th anniversary in 2021 (we did get the album remasters for their 40th with a few interesting extras on the deluxe albums) but just get envious of Pink Floyd fans with that huge ‘Early Years’ boxset and The Beatles rereleasing some of their albums with 2-4 extra CDs filled with extra tracks - The White Album has 6 CDs! |
| Queenman!! 12.08.2019 09:48 |
Indeed, dickheads of QP. This is how to do it!! link |
| Michael Allred 13.08.2019 04:23 |
Maybe I missed it but is the Queen+ Elton John performance included in this release? |
| Queenman!! 13.08.2019 07:48 |
Michael Allred wrote: Maybe I missed it but is the Queen+ Elton John performance included in this release?-------------------------- No, it's absent from the DVD. Makes this release even more hilarious. |
| Rick 13.08.2019 09:20 |
Queenman!! wrote: Indeed, dickheads of QP. This is how to do it!! linkNot a Beatles fan, but this is amazing! The Beach Boys have been opening up their archives for a while now, which is truly great. As a fan of their music, this is a dream come true. QP will never do this, because Brian doesn't want us to hear them making mistakes (demos, outtakes etc.) As someone pointed out earlier: we have to wait for the Grim Reaper to do its work, I'm afraid. |
| bootLuca 13.08.2019 12:13 |
Queenman!! wrote:are you sure?Michael Allred wrote: Maybe I missed it but is the Queen+ Elton John performance included in this release?-------------------------- No, it's absent from the DVD. Makes this release even more hilarious. at link there's written : "This release also includes a substantial segment of John Deacon’s final performance with Queen, taken from the Queen + Béjart Ballet for Life premiere performance with Elton John in Paris" |
| Queenman!! 13.08.2019 16:27 |
bootLuca wrote:------------------Queenman!! wrote:are you sure? at link there's written : "This release also includes a substantial segment of John Deacon’s final performance with Queen, taken from the Queen + Béjart Ballet for Life premiere performance with Elton John in Paris"Michael Allred wrote: Maybe I missed it but is the Queen+ Elton John performance included in this release?-------------------------- No, it's absent from the DVD. Makes this release even more hilarious. got the info from the forum of Queenonline. They say it's absent from the dvd. link |
| Marlamir 14.08.2019 15:16 |
With the movie hype around that brings tons of new people to queen and interest about the band grow a lot QPL have chance to rellease some never before seen concert or stuff like never before but all they can do with the recent hype is to rellease a fucking ballet footage? I was hoping for headbanging in my living room not for doing pirouette So what we gonna rellease this year as new rellease? There is this paris 79 footage or houston 77? or what about live anthology? Umm... what about ballet? Man thats awesome you are genius that whats fans want for sure... |