POSTED: Monday March 16th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“The Spirit of Aachen”: a documentary for television
Special screenings of "The Spirit of Aachen" - a documentary for television, have been confirmed for April 17th in Las Vegas (NV), April 24th in Lexington (KY) and June 26th at the Texas Rose Horse Park, near Lindale (TX). The one-hour program presents
Special screenings of “The Spirit of Aachen” - a documentary for television, have been confirmed for April 17th in Las Vegas (NV), April 24th in Lexington (KY) and June 26th at the Texas Rose Horse Park, near Lindale (TX).
The one-hour program presents a compelling look at the annual CHIO Aachen – World Equestrian Festival in Germany. Aachen has been a major fixture on the international equestrian calendar for over one hundred years.
The presentation includes exclusive interviews with noted course designer Dr. Arno Gego (Germany), legendary riders and trainers George H. Morris (USA) and Nelson Pessoa (Brazil), Grand Prix of Aachen winners Beezie Madden (USA) and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (Germany), grooms Clark Shipley (USA) and Katherine Walsh (USA), Dressage superstar Steffen Peters (USA), and Carriage Driving champions Karen Bassett (United Kingdom) and Benjamin Aillaud (France).
The documentary also features a visit with Hans Riegler, Chief Rider for the Spanish Riding School of Vienna.
Conversations with jazz musician Bob Chisolm, horse owners Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Hausman (USA) and noted horse breeders Dr. Axel Zogbaum (Trakehner) and Harli Seifert (Oldenburg), both of Germany, are also included.
Principal photography was conducted on-location during the 2005 CHIO Aachen tournament by an international production team (Bangladesh, Germany, United States of America), led by California based Producer/Director, Melvin H. Cox.
The recently updated ‘Director’s Cut’ edition incorporates historic photographs pulled from the CHIO Aachen archives.
“The Spirit of Aachen” will be shown in the CBC Auditorium (Room A106) on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), at 11:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17th. The UNLV screenings will coincide with the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Jumping and Dressage, April 15 – 19, at the university’s Thomas & Mack Center.
The program will also be screened in the Fifth Third Theater at the Kentucky Horse Park at 1:30 p.m. and at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, April 24, during the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Please Note: Admittance to the Kentucky Horse Park will require a ticket to the Rolex event.
A Texas premiere will accent Super Ride VII: The 2009 United States Equestrian Drill Championship (USEDC).
The program will be shown on Friday evening, June 26th, at approximately 8:00 p.m. - immediately following the Second USEDC Ride of Champions (SportsQuest Cup) competition – in the VIP area (above the main arena) at the Texas Rose Horse Park.
Co-sponsors of the series include: e-questrians.com, SportsQuest.tv and the United States Equestrian Drill Championship.
Free Tickets:
A limited number of complimentary ‘Early Bird’ passes to all screenings of “The Spirit of Aachen” are available on-line on a first come first served basis. Limit: Two (2) per order.
General Admission Tickets are $10.00.
Please visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/149951363?s=1
For further information, please contact: info(at)SportsQuestInternational(dot)com
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Keywords · Horse · equestrian · show jumping · dressage · carriage driving · horse breeding · documentary · video · CHIO Aachen · Aachen · Germany · international sport · SportsQuest International · Melvin H. Cox
Name: Melvin Cox
Organization: SportsQuest International
Email:
Phone: 510-547-6437
URL: http://www.sportsquest.tv
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