Composition – Simon Ho
PREMIERE | KUNSTENCENTRUM VOORUIT
SINT-PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 23, 9000 GENT
SUNDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2018 | 2:30 PM | 60’
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ENG:
In this project Cinemaximiliaan brings together a diverse group of musicians in an ensemble for live music with silent film. At the core of this project lies the inspiring power of various musical traditions and sounds. The ensemble consists partly of newcomers musicians from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria, and partly West-European musicians. Based on improvisations and under the musical leadership of composer Simon Ho and pianist Emma Heijink, the group put together an experimental soundtrack, in which pop, jazz and rock influences are mixed with oriental ornaments into a groundbreaking musical adventure. In an innovative way, the music enters into dialogue with the silent comedy “Egged On” from Charley Bowers (1926) in which the protagonist attempts to build a machine to make unbreakable eggs.
Film: Egged On | Charley Bowers | 24 mins | Comedy Short | USA, 1926 | FR inter titles with ENG subtitles | copy Lobster Films, Paris
With | met | avec: Simon Ho (rhodes), Hussein Rassim (oud), Saif Al-Qaissy (tabla), Walaa Saad (oud and voice), Arezoo Alimomen (daf and voice), Dahlia Mees (chinese violin), Teuk Henri (acoustic 12-string guitar), Mostafa Taleb (kamancheh), Hayder Abood (percussion), Adrien Behbodi Sakha (cello), Emma Heijink (piano), Juliette Lacroix (cello), Shahriar Sharifpoor (santur), Vera Cavallin (harp)
Composition and musical direction | compositie en muzikale leiding | composition et coordination musicale: Simon Ho and Emma Heijink
Production and programming | productie en programmatie | production et program: Gawan Fagard and Gwendolyn Lootens, Cinemaximiliaan
Production team | productieteam | équipe de production: Reza Panahi, Batul Hossini, Lubnan Al-Wazny, Ayman Al-Tawil, Bahzad Salhe, Abbas Alsajwari, Louay Daboos, Ebrahim Neissi, Solmaz Gharehdaghi, Omar Al Samarai, Abdulrahman Aljassem, Abdullah Fakhri
Set photography | setfotografie | photographie de plateau: Louay Daboos, Gwendolyn Lootens, Omar Al Samarai
Project partners | projectpartners | partenaires du projet: Festival “Filmer à tout prix”, Cinema Nova, Cinema RITCS, Kunstencentrum Vooruit.
Supported by | met steun van | soutenu par: Flemish Community Commission (VGC)
