college of performing arts at the new school announces 9th edition of (un)silent film nightFriday, May 10th at 7:00 pm, The New School's Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 5th Ave |
NEW YORK, April 22, 2019 – The New School's College of Performing Arts welcomes the public to the 9th edition of (Un)Silent Film Night, an ever-popular series in which students from Mannes School of Music and the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music perform live music to classic and contemporary films. This special May 10th program will feature three ensembles performing improvised music to a quartet of short silent films. Star members of The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music faculty will perform side by side with students. Program: Charlie Chaplin: The Rink (1916) Stan Brakhage: Lovesong (2001) & "All of us at the College of Performing Arts are excited about this combination of films, faculty, and students," said Keller Coker, Dean of School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. "The experimental nature of most of the films, juxtaposed with these talented improvising musicians, is sure to make for a very memorable evening."
The (Un)Silent Film series has been critical in advancing the resurgence of film screenings with live music. Previous editions have drawn capacity crowds to the 400-seat Tishman Auditorium and have been hosted by Matthew Broderick, Bill Irwin, Rob Bartlett, Ed Rothstein, and Michael Bacon. (Un)Silent Film Nights have presented the world premieres of works composed for The Birds and The Immigrant (by Nathan Kamal and Alexis Cuadrado respectively), a New York premiere of a score by Hollywood composer Craig Marks for the film Sherlock, Jr., and Charlie Chaplin's original scores for Gold Rush and other Chaplin classics.
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The New School’s College of Performing Arts (CoPA), formed in the fall of 2015, brings together Mannes School of Music, the iconic 100-year-old conservatory; the legendary New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and the innovative and ground-breaking School of Drama. With each school contributing its unique culture of excellence, the College of Performing Arts creates opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, innovative education, and world-class performances. As part of the formation of The College, Mannes has moved into the newly renovated Arnhold Hall in Greenwich Village, a state-of-the-art facility designed especially for the performing arts. Also housed in Arnhold Hall are The School of Jazz and the School of Drama’s BFA program. As a part of The New School, students and faculty across the College of Performing Arts experience a supportive and rigorous environment with enhanced opportunities to collaborate with colleagues in a wide array of disciplines, from the visual arts and fashion design, to the social sciences, to public policy and advocacy, and more. CoPA has over 900 degree and diploma seeking students, including a variety of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level.
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