The Cinematic Orchestra in the Large Hall of the Cinema Theater '35 mm'

What does avant-garde Soviet cinema of the 1920s have in common with the trendiest English music? "The Cinematic Orchestra". The film by director Dziga Vertov "Man with a Movie Camera" is studied in film schools around the world as a masterpiece of film editing. The English group "Cinematic Orchestra" "edits" Vertov's silent film with post-rock, acid jazz, and even trip-hop. The new soundtrack for the old film is breaking sales records globally, and its authors, "The Cinematic Orchestra", are coming to Moscow to provide a live score for the film in real-time - on September 26 at the Large Hall of the Cinema Theater '35 mm'. Recommended for film buffs and music lovers alike, it promises to become the Concert of Autumn.

"The Cinematic Orchestra" emerged in 1999 thanks to the efforts of English composer Jason Swinscoe, an original and an experimenter, a former DJ of pirate radio stations, a staff member of the "Ninja Tune" label, and a collector of all sorts of sounds - in other words, samples. Moreover, Jason loves cinema very much - he composes music according to the principle of film editing, "editing" various and diverse samples together, just like frames, thus creating a new and unexpected work. The debut album of "The Cinematic Orchestra", released in 1999 on Swinscoe’s own label, "Ninja Tune", was named one of the best albums of the year in the UK, and the most authoritative British music magazine "Q Magazine" called it "revolutionary and brilliant". The album recording took place as follows: musicians used samples of their own compositions, played a peculiar "jam" against them, then re-sampled the resulting material and finally assembled completed compositions from it. The popularity of the group grew, and the "Orchestra" became a sought-after guest at many major music festivals and cinematographic events, even playing at Woody Allen's anniversary. In the second album of "The Cinematic Orchestra", titled "Every Day", Swinscoe "edited" the voices of very different performers: the famous jazz singer Fontella Bass and rapper Rodney Smith, known as Roots Manuva. Jason became one of the few modern musicians - such as Bugge Wesseltoft or Matthew Herbert - who successfully and talentfully combined jazz traditions with a modern, technological approach to music creation. The members of the group are not only virtuosos of samplers, turntables, and computers but also stunning live musicians.
Another project of the group was the soundtrack to a classic of Soviet cinema, the cult documentary by Dziga Vertov "Man with a Movie Camera". Vertov's film consists of numerous scenes of one day's urban life in the 1920s, shot with an omnipresent "kino-eye" - many of the shots were captured by a hidden camera. With "Cinematic" music, the 68-minute film transforms into a grand, epic "clip", while the electronic jazz of the "Cinematic Orchestra" against the backdrop of film frames from 70 years ago is filled with symphonic resonance and becomes music of the 21st century. The applause lasted more than ten minutes at the first performance of this piece, which took place at the international film festival in Oporto. The album "Man with a Movie Camera", released on CD and DVD, is sold worldwide in impressive copies, and the label "Ninja Tune" is experiencing a period of flourishing largely thanks to "The Cinematic Orchestra".
In Moscow, "The Cinematic Orchestra" will come precisely with this program, which has delighted audiences in many European countries, from Scotland to Turkey. Nine musicians, illuminated by theatrical lights, play against the backdrop of one day in 1929. Each musician has their own telemonitor, onto which the film is projected. A live connection is established: through old frames - with the past, through music - with the future.

September 26 (Friday) 21:00
Large Hall of the Cinema Theater '35 mm' (Pokrovka St, 47/24, Krasnye Vorota metro station)
Ticket prices range from 600 to 1500 rubles. Limited tickets available. Tickets on sale at the "16 Tons" Club and cinema "35 mm".
Ticket inquiries:
Club "16 Tons": 253 5300
Cinema "35 mm": 917 1883
Accreditation is available only on the basis of the announcement.