This video is a part of a video series that is meant to be a tribute to the dance company of Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg.
I visit their performances since 2021. It would be hard to describe with words what this company meant to me in the last years.
Of course, I keep visiting their shows, but I also needed to close an era and process the shock and the surprisingly deep sadness I felt when Demis Volpi and many of the great dancers left the company at the end of season 2024.
This video is Part 1 of the series though I upload it as last... It is the hardest script I have ever written.
Not only because I am emotionally deeply involved – this performance really made my life upside down for years – but also because I had to write about something that I do not really understand.
I did not name the dancer in the video.
Whereever he is right now, I hope he is doing well.
I respect all kind of copyrights and I do not want to „spoiler” any part of the choreographers´works, of course. For writing my script and drawing the animations I used exclusively the teaser video from the YouTube channel of Ballett am Rhein. I animated only scenes, costumes etc. that anyone in the world can see in the teaser.
So, please, don´t kick my *ss. :)
Text, animation, voice-over: Andi
SFX: Youtube, Pixabay
Software: Krita, DaVinci Resolve, Audacity, MSO
I have been working on this video for about two years and it consists of
≈ 50 mp4-files
≈ 110 png/jpeg files
≈ 40 mp3-files
…and at least 500 cuts.
Link to the teaser video of “I Am a Problem”, included “Baal”, on the channel of Ballett am Rhein:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5tVEdWr7a0
Carmen, Choreographie: Roland Petit
Baal, Choreographie: Aszure Barton
Link to the playlist of the songs I listened to on those evenings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUfEQyoM2uI&list=PLb31CdfYGG5LTHxWGVRRX0sh9qN1zwrfv
Music (from YouTube Audio Library):
03:26 TrackTibe: Jane Street
07:14 Quincas Moreira: Los Encinos
10:37 Lauren Duski: Jindupe
12:04 John Patitucci: Low Noon
16:38 ELPHNT: Gently, Onwards
My channel in hungarian:
https://www.youtube.com/@AndiMuvek-AndiWorks2023-yt7hk
Favorite channels about ballet:
Sergio Romero: https://www.youtube.com/@sergioromeroofficial
A very calm, intelligent young ballet dancer with very intelligent thoughts - not only about ballet - and of course a lot of technical and practical information for dancers.
Ballet Reign: https://www.youtube.com/@balletreign
Two kind, cheerful ballerinas reveal secrets about the world of ballet, really understandable also for non-dancers.
Kent G. Becker: https://www.youtube.com/@KentGBecker
Detailed analysis of dancers, choreographies and ballet steps.
A lot to learn when you are interested but you don't know anything about ballet yet.
Petra Sittig: https://www.youtube.com/@PetraSittig
Very inspiring interviews with all kinds of art representatives, from a lady who really cares about the other person.
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Andiworks 2023
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01.29.2025