Sonic Generator: Metropolis
Performance + Screening
Thursday, September 27, 8:30 pm
Woodruff Arts Center Piazza
free and open to the public
map + directions
Sonic Generator, conducted by composer Martin Matalon, will perform Matalon's new musical sore to Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction masterpiece Metropolis. Metropolis, a milestone of German expressionism and an inspiration for science fiction films such as Blade Runner and The Matrix, portrays a dystopian world in which the poor tend to futuristic machines and inevitably clash with the wealthy elite. Recently found footage in Argentina has restored Metropolis to its original length.
Sonic Generator's performance—featuring sixteen instrumentalists and electronic sounds—will present the American premiere of Matalon's score for this newly restored edition. Performed on the piazza at the Woodruff Arts Center with the film screened dramatically onto the High Museum of Art, Metropolis will showcase an iconic film and cutting-edge music in a unique space. Bring your own beach chairs and blankets and settle in for an unforgettable experience.
Presented by Sonic Generator, the contemporary music ensemble in residence at Georgia Tech, in partnership with the Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Francaise, the Goethe Institut, Flux Projects, The French-American Fund for Contemporary Music, the French Consulate General Atlanta, and the German Consulate General Atlanta.
Photo: image courtesy of Kino International
more info:
fluxprojects.org/projects/metropolis
Flux Projects Sponsors:
This program is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.
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