MUSIC AT THE COURT PRESENTS DER GOLEM: WIE ER IN DIE WELT KAM
(THE GOLEM: HOW HE CAME INTO THE WORLD)
WITH LIVE SCORE BY TOM PETERS
PASADENA, Calif., October 6, 2008 – Music at the Court at Boston Court Performing Arts Center presents a special Halloween weekend screening of the 1920 Expressionist classic "Der Golem: Wie Er in die Welt Kam" ("The Golem: How He Came into the World") with a digitally restored print and a live score employing improvisation and computer electronics by acclaimed contrabassist Tom Peters on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8:00 PM.
The Golem (1920), tells the ancient Hebrew legend of a man of clay created by a Talmudic rabbi to save the Jewish people of the Prague ghetto from the tyrannical Rudolf II, and how this creation turns on his maker and the people he was created to save. The film features haunting images and film techniques that have influenced filmmakers for nearly 90 years.
Peters will be creating a live, improvised score using a bowed electric double bass and the latest in electronic effects processing to underline director Paul Wegener's nightmarish vision.
"The Golem is an amazingly complex and horrifying experience," says Peters, "but it's also surprisingly touching. This film is truly a masterpiece."
"The Golem" along with "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Nosferatu," are considered among the greatest of the German expressionist silent horror films. Written, directed, and starring Paul Wegener, this version was digitally restored by the Cineteca del Comune di Bologna at the Laboratories of L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2002, and was co-financed by the LumiŽire Project. "The Golem" was painstakingly pieced back together from prints held by the Cineteca Italiana in Milan, the Filmmuseum in Munich, and the Gosfilmofund in Moscow.
Peters is a renowned double bass soloist who specializes in the performance of contemporary music. He is on the faculty of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, and records for the Tiger Barb Records label. Peters may be heard on along with Music at the Court artist John Schneider on the new release, "John Cage: 26' 1.1499" for a String Player with 45' for a Speaker," works that Peters and Schneider performed at the Marjorie Branson Performance Space in 2006.
Boston Court Performing Arts Center has presented the finest in cutting edge music and theater since opening in 2003. The Golem is only one offering of Music at the Court under the guidance of Talent Producer Mimi Champlin. Music at the Court presents an intriguing mix of classical music, jazz, blues and dance. Concurrent with Peters' presentation at the Branson, The Theatre @ Boston Court is presenting "The Sequence" on the Main Stage, a world premiere play written by Paul Mullin and directed by Paul Langs telling the true story of the race to map the human genome.
Boston Court Performing Arts Center is located at 70 N. Mentor Ave. at Boston Court. For tickets and information, call Boston Court Performing Arts Center at (626) 683-6883 or visit www.bostoncourt.org.
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Contact:
Brian Polak, Marketing
Boston Court Performing Arts Center
626-683-6883
Tom Peters, Artist
626-298-0248
Larry Aldrich/Sandy Smith
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