Ballet For Life (Ltd. Deluxe Edition BluRay)

Ballet for Life - Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1996
Ltd. Deluxe Edition BluRay

Packaging: Hard back DVD-sized book (195mm x 143mm approx.), 36 pages, disc holder at the back of the book, one sheet on back of book.

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.  The DVD and Blu-ray will 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.

Tracklist Disc 1

1. Ballet For Life: The Documentary - 58:40

2. It's A Beautiful Day (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996)  2:33

3. Medley: Time / Let Me Live / Brighton Rock (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 10:12

4. Heaven For Everyone (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 5:22

5. Medley: I Was Born To Love You / Cosi Fan Tutte (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996)-  5:17

6. Medley: A Kind Of Magic / Thamos (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 5:21

7. Medley: Get Down, Make Love / Piano Concerto N°21 (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 8:21

8. Medley: You Take My Breath Away / Death On Two Legs / Masonic Funeral Music (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 10:11

9. Medley: A Kind Of Magic (Ay-Oh) / Sinfonia Concertante / Radio Ga Ga (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) -  8:42

10. A Winter's Tale (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 3:44

11. Medley: The Great Pretender / The Millionaire Waltz (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 5:08

12. Medley: Brighton Rock / Bohemian Rhapsody (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 8:08

13. I Want To Break Free (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 2:34

14. The Show Must Go On (Live At The Salle Métropole, Lausanne, Switzerland / 1996) - 6:40

     

Tracklist Disc 2

Ballet For Life: The Making Of...