DANCE FIGHT LOVE DIE – WITH MIKIS THEODORAKIS ON THE ROAD

A clip-style journal. 60 bits of music. 60 stories. 1 anti-romance. The most extraordinary film about musical anarchist Mikis Theodorakis.

DANCE FIGHT LOVE DIE is an exuberant visual epic: a poetic road movie from the cosmos of composer Mikis Theodorakis (Z, CANTO GENERAL, SERPICO, ZORBA THE GREEK). He is the ingenious enfant terrible of our recent European musical history, who inspired millions around the world, a standout artist shaped by his dramatic century, a man who made history.

From 1987 to 2017 director Asteris Kutulas was a constant at Theodorakis’ side. He captured countless moments of the composer’s life over 3 decades, 4 continents, 100 locations, and 600 hours of footage. For this exceptional film, Kutulas spliced extremely personal moments with treasures from the archives, documentary recordings with fictions, even the humorously grotesque, adding Theodorakis’ own music as reinterpreted by many, mostly young, artists who add to the master’s compositions their own personal inflections, be it from rock, jazz, classical, electro or rap.

An 87-minute music extravaganza… Very few words.

DANCE FIGHT LOVE DIE a film about Inspiration, Eros and Thanatos.

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With Mikis Theodorakis – Μίκης Θεοδωράκης, Sandra von Ruffin, Stathis Papadopoulos

Featuring (in alphabetical order) | Rafika Chawishe, Rosa Merino Claros, Uwe Förster, Constantinos Isaias, Stella Kalafati, Katharina Hein, Inka Neumann, Aiste Povilaikaite, Sofia Pintzou, Anna Rezan, Carlos Rodriguez, Marilyn Rose, Tatjana Schenk, Kat Voltage a.m.o.

With the Cover Orchestrators, Singers, Dancers, Soloists and Artists (in alphabetical order) | Air Cushion Finish, ANNA RF, Alexia Vassiliou – Αλέξια Βασιλείου, Cigdem Aslan, Bejeranos & Microphone Mafia, Zoe Chressanthis, George Dalaras/Γιώργος Νταλάρας, Deerhoof, July Dennis, Francesco Diaz, Athanasios Dikos, Maria Dimitriadi, Galina Dolbonos, Maria Farantouri, Elliot Fisk, Ekaterina Golowlewa, Lakis Karnezis, Alexandros Karozas, Eves Karydas, Loukas Karytinos, Rainer Kirchmann, Maria Kousouni, Johanna Krumin, Ilse Liepa, Zülfü Livaneli, Melentini, Lorca Massine, Elinoar Moav, Petros Pandis, Kostas Papadopoulos, Maria Papageorgiou, Dulce Pontes, Anthony Quinn, Henning Schmiedt, Sebastian Schwab, Margarita Theodorakis, George M. Theodorakis, Kostas Thomaidis, Emilia Titarenko, Vladimir Vasiliev, Tatjana Vassilieva, Kalliopi Vetta / Καλλιόπη Βέττα, Nadja Weinberg, Renato Zanella, Jannis Zotos and many others

With the appearance of the musicians and friends (in alphabetical order) | Nevzat Akpinar, Nikos Antypas, Petra Bandmann, Dimitris Chandrakis, Stefan Dohanetz, Angela Giannaki, Apollon Grammatikopoulos, Giorgos Kimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Angelos Liakakis, Bernt Lindekleiv, Ferhat Livaneli, Wolfgang Musick, Dimitris Papangelidis, Alvaro Rodriguez Pereira, Carlos Rodriguez Pereira, Dietrich Petzold, Nikos Politis, Rainer Rohloff, Volker Schlott, Yiannis Spathas, Grigoris Tsistoudis, Jannis Zervidis, Thanassis Zotos, Markus Zugehör and many others

Music by Mikis Theodorakis
Music Publishers: Schott Music & Romanos Productions
Associated Producers: Klaus Salge, Christopher Kikis & Uwe Förster
Co-Produced by Schott Music, Yannis Sakaridis & ERT
Written & Produced by Asteris & Ina Kutulas
Directed by Asteris Kutulas

Sound & Music Mixing, Editing & Mastering: Alexandros Karozas
Cinematographer: Mike Geranios
On the Road cameras 1987-2017: Asteris Kutulas
Editing: Cleopatra Dimitriou & Yannis Sakaridis
Make Up Artist: Johanna Rosskamp
Costumes: Heike Hartmann & Anabell Johannes
Art Director: Achilleas Gatsopoulos

With the kind support of
@Margarita Theodorakis & Romanos Productions
Peter Hanser-Strecker & Schott Music
Rena Parmenidou & Rafaela Wilde
Anita & Uwe Förster
Jannis & Thanassis Zotos & the b-Flat
Georgia Stavropoulou & Hellenic University Club of Southern California
Timothy Grossman & the Babylon
Xenia Kaldara & the Michalis-Cacojannis-Foundation
Stephanie Merakos & the Music Library of Greece Lilian Voudouri
Costas Giannacacos & the Greek Film Week Munich
Velissarios Kossivakis & the Alkyonida cinema in Athens

Costa Gavras, Holger Ehlers, Nikos Koundouros, Aram Radomski,
Nikos Tzimas, Pandelis Voulgaris, Zafeiris Gourgouliatos,
Stella & Dinos Andrianos, Fotiny Varvitsiotis, Deborah Waknin,
Michael Galanakis, Jim Saltmar, Theodoros & Eleftheria Polychronis,
Akrevoe Emmanouilides, Ann Forkeotes, Christoforos Savvides,
Michael Sarris & Polly Preventza, Diana Savas, Ernest Demis,
Peter & Vivi Demopoulos, Michael Moschos, Louis & Sophia Linn

Many thanks to
Myrto Theodorakis, George Theodorakis, Eri Ritsou, Dimitris Koutoulas,
Ioanna Karatzaferi, James Chressanthis, Tim Dowdall, Guy Wagner, Iro & Sgourakis Giorgos, Sakis Todoulos, Peter Massine, Guido Karp, Jens Rötzsch, Wassilis Aswestopoulos, Hansgeorg Hermann, Thomas Erbach, Armin Conrad, Angelika Oelmann, Henning Zierock, Heike Hänsel, Michaela Prinzinger, Annett Gröschner, Elias Malandris, Angeliki Kotti, Christos Zouliatis, Herbert Lappe

and to many others!! #dancefightlovedie