Voguing with Beethoven

In honour of Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2020, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra invited the music video and commercials director Emilie Norenberg to direct a short film in which the legacy of Beethoven is actualised through modern ways of expression. Shot on 16mm film on the suburban streets of Oslo, high culture meets subculture in a film profiling a young man’s journey to embracing his identity.
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“I have always admired the ballroom culture and its way of channelling individuality and using vulnerability as a strength. The dance teaches you to embrace your true self and to showcase the aspects that make you unique. Its expression and message are in many ways equivalent to the values that preoccupied Beethoven’s life, namely equality and freedom. Our film is about substituting isolation and rejection with freedom and acceptance, and the importance of acknowledging that you are exactly the way you should be,” explains Norenberg about the film.

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