a spooky way to continue the work week:
Tue. 5/11 at 7pm: Devil Music Ensemble produces a live score to Robert Wiene's 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." at The Rotunda: 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Formed in Boston in 1999 by guitarist Brendon Wood, Devil Music Ensemble explores all facets of music from rock to electronic, orchestral to folk, and improvisational to incidental. Performers: Tim Nylander: drums, percussion Jonah Rapino: electric violin, vibraphone, synthesizer Brendon Wood: guitar, lap steel, synthesizer "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" is considered the most cherished film of German expressionism. As a horror film, it stands alongside Dreyer's Vampyr and Murnau's Nosferatu for its stunning visual embodiment of expressionist ideals. Caligari's story tells of a series of murders committed in a small German town, coinciding with the arrival of Dr Caligari (Werner Krauss) at the local fair. Caligari's cabinet contains the sonambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt), who can apparently predict the future. Two friends, Alan and Francis, and their mutual beloved Jane (Lil Dagover) visit the fair, and Alan has Cesare predict his future. He is told he will die that night. Sure enough, during the night he is murdered. Suspicion naturally falls on Caligari and his sleepwalking henchman...and in order to keep the element of suspense, you'll have to attend the showing to experience the dramatic conclusion that is the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Devil Music Ensemble's score is both beautiful and extremely dynamic, bringing the characters and the film to life as if for the first time. The film runs 1 hour, 15 minutes. there is also a 15 minute Q & A with the band. http://www.massdist.com/DME Free admission for all ages. at The Rotunda: 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. http://www.foundationarts.org Gina Renzi Coordinator The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel. : 215-573-3234 Fax : 215-898-2167 http://ww ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
