Beyoncé’s Renaissance film is coming in December. OK, moviegoers, now let’s get in formation
This winter, moviegoers and Beyoncé fans better get ready for some big energy
Beyoncé has confirmed reports that she’s releasing a film about her Renaissance world tour and that it will be premiering in December. The music icon shared a trailer on her Instagram on Sunday night after wrapping up her glitzy circuit.
“When I am performing, I am nothing but free,” Beyoncé says in the clip.
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Presented by the singer’s Parkwood Entertainment, the film features intimate behind-the-scenes footage, plus vibrant and high-energy moments from Beyoncé’s shows. The Renaissance world tour kicked off on May 11 in Stockholm and concluded in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday.
Beyoncé played three shows at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, including a star-studded birthday show on Sept. 4.
“We’ve known this since Coachella 2018, but she is simply the best live performer working today,” The Times’ August Brown wrote about her opening night in Los Angeles.
A singular force, Beyoncé honored her musical and spiritual forebearers and proved herself, once again, to be as dynamic a performer as pop music has ever seen.
“The goal for this tour was to create a place where everyone is free and no one is judge,” the “Alien Superstar” says. “Start over. Start fresh. Create the new. That’s what’s the Renaissance is about.”
From snippets of the thrilling dance circle to daughter Blue Ivy‘s viral “My Power” performance, Sunday’s trailer relives the most memorable moments from Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour — and there are plenty.
Variety broke the news of the movie’s theatrical release Saturday, but rumors of a Renaissance film first surfaced at the beginning of the tour in May. A crew member told fans in Stockholm that cameras would be rolling during Beyoncé’s hometown stop in Houston. Additionally, Above the Line reported last month that the visual album was shot in secret by artist-filmmaker Nadia Lee Cohen.
Watching Beyoncé at the Renaissance tour is an exercise in ripping open and throwing aside the boxes of ourselves and leaving them strewn among folding fans and silver sequins.
“Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” hits theaters on Dec. 1, giving fans plenty of time to perfect Beyoncé’s mute challenge.
Advance tickets are on sale now through theater chains, Fandango and beyoncefilm.com.
Times staff writer Ashley Lee contributed to this report.
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