El Sistema
About El Sistema
El Sistema is a network of childrens and youth orchestras, music centres and workshops in Venezuela, in which more than 250,000 children and young people are currently learning to play an instrument. It was set up over thirty years ago by José Antonio Abreu, who was driven by the utopian vision of a better future.
El Sistema (2008) is a documentary film directed by Maria Stodtmeier and Paul Smaczny. It runs 120 minutes and was released in December 2008.
José Antonio Abreu stars as Himself, Gustavo Dudamel as Himself, Frank Di Polo as Himself, and Sergio Prado as Himself.
It streams on Stingray Classica Amazon Channel in the United States.
Boléro make useful companions to El Sistema.