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El Sistema, EuroArts Music presents ; a film by Paul Smaczny and Maria Stodtmeier ; produced by Paul Smaczny ; a production of EuroArts Music ; in co-production with Arte France, NHK, SF ; in cooperation with SVT, YLE, ETV, TVP and Knowledge Network, supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

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El Sistema

videorecording

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DVD release of the 2009 documentary film

EuroArts Music presents ; a film by Paul Smaczny and Maria Stodtmeier ; produced by Paul Smaczny ; a production of EuroArts Music ; in co-production with Arte France, NHK, SF ; in cooperation with SVT, YLE, ETV, TVP and Knowledge Network, supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

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Venezuela has a unique system of music education, taking children from violent slums of Caracas and turning some of them into world-class musicians. The recording shows how Venezuelan visionary, Jose Antonio Abreu, has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children over the past three decades. Children from streets dominated by the gun battles of gang warfare are taken into music schools, given access to music, and taught how to build a better society

Prologue -- El Sistema - a huge family -- Life in the barrios -- Learning the basics -- Playing as if they were adults -- Setting up El Sistema -- Solidarity and teamwork in the orchestra -- Families are the prime allies -- The children's concert -- The daily routine -- Competing for the higher level -- "Play - but with your heart" -- A rainy day -- El Sistema as a social challenge -- The White Hand Choir -- "We're taking big steps - like elephants" -- Credits -- Bonus film: Audition for the National Children's Orchestra of Venezuela

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live action

Music to change life