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FESTIVAL 2007 |
Birds Eye View Film Festival 8-14th March 2007 SOUND & SILENTS: LIVE MUSIC TO SILENT FILM 2 stunning events with original soundtracks performed live to stunning programmes of short silent films. 1 - Barbican, Sunday 11th March, 3pm: the films of early surrealist pioneers Germaine Dulac and Maya Deren with live performance from Seaming To ("the voice of the 21st century - Radio 1) and Errolyn Wallen. 2 - Optronica, NFT, Sunday 18th March, 6.30pm: Joanna MacGregor ("the most energising force in contemporary music" - The Independent) performs original soundtracks live with Rita Ray (DJ) to a fantatic selection of short films from 1905 to 2005. 1
- SOUND & SILENTS AT THE BARBICAN BARBICAN SCREEN 1: 3PM A programme of short silent films made by women directors old and new, with specially composed & original soundtracks performed live by cutting-edge women musicians. Expect a variety of styles and genres for both ears and eyes: innovative and inspirational! THE FILMS
France 1922 Dir. Germaine Dulac 35 min. Melodrama,
farce and dreams collide to portray an intelligent woman imprisoned
in a joyless marriage in this milestone of avant-garde feminist
cinema. US 1943 Dir. Maya Deren 18 min. The highly influential foundation of experimental New American Cinema, Deren's beautiful and poetic 'trance film' plays with Surrealist devices to symbolise its female character's unconscious state of identity fluxes and mystifying reflections.
AT LAND Maya
Deren , US , 1944, 15 min THE MUSICIANS
Errollyn Wallen A 'renaissance woman of contemporary British music' - The Observer Wallen's award-winning music is featured on numerous recordings including the Brodsky Quartet's 'Moodswings ' . Her own CDs include Meet Me at Harold Moores, The Girl in My Alphabet and Errollyn and her multi-media show Jordan Town , was a sell-out hit at the Edinburgh Festival. The motto of Errollyn Wallen's Ensemble X, “we don't break down barriers in music ... we don't see any” , reflects her genuine, free-spirited approach and eclectic musicianship. Wallen's compositions range from avant-garde classical to popular song writing; she moves freely among influences from Bach to gospel, and Bill Evans to Charles Ives. www.errollynwallen.com
Seaming To “…the voice of the 21st century…” Radio One Vocalist, multi-intrumentalist and composer, Seaming To has contributed her unique operatic vocals to Homelife's last few albums for Ninja Tune and recorded with Mr. Scruff on his album Trouser Jazz . She has finally managed to piece together her first solo record – already attracting a mass of attention from a huddle of artists queuing up to work with her. www.myspace.com/seaming
Camberwell Composers Collective: Anna Meredith & Emily Hall are composers who studied together at the Royal College of Music. As the Camberwell Composers Collective they have received many commissions, prizes and awards, including The Genesis Opera Prize, and The Royal Philharmonic Award. www.annameredith.com , www.emilyhall.co.uk
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- SOUND & SILENTS AT OPTRONICA NFT 1 : 6:30PM THE FILMS
THE MUSICIANS Joanna MacGregor is thought of as one of today's most wide-ranging and innovative musicians ands divides her time playing classical, jazz and contemporary music. She has performed in over fifty countries, often appearing as solo artist with many of the world's leading orchestras. ‘The most energising force in contemporary music’ The Independent www.soundcircus.com Rita Ray, club DJ (The Shrine) and regular presenter and contributor to radio, co-hosted the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards in 2002 and 2003, presented Festival in the Desert from Mali and Womad UK 2004 for BBC4 (TV) and compiles the annual World Music Awards CD. Shri Sriram Born and brought up in downtown Bombay and raised as a classical tabla player, Shri turned tradition on its head by developing a more groove orientated playing style in his early teens. As time progressed, he adapted his innovative feel for percussion to other instruments, notably the bamboo flute and his self-made fretless bass. His diverse experiences are absorbed in his compositions, rolling drum'n'bass, sublime filmic trances and funky grooves which travel the length and breadth of deepest India to deepest South London. Truly new Asian music.
This event is in partnership with Optronica (www.optronica.org), a music and film festival hybrid exploring the fusion of music and visuals, and features live audiovisual performances, screenings, talks, workshops and related special presentations.
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