The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live score by Alcides Neto
PRESENTED BY FED SQUARE, SUPPORTED BY INSITE ARTS
Presented as part of Silent Cinema with Live Scores, catch the 1920 German expressionist horror The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on the Big Screen, with live original score by Brazilian-Australian composer Alcides Neto.
A treat for music-lovers and cinephiles alike, Silent Cinema with Lives Scores continues to be the best-kept secret of Open Air at the Square.
For the third evening of our weeklong curated program of silent cinema concerts, we have Robert Wiene’s Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) – a landmark of cinema and considered one of the first true horror films. The dark, dreamlike tale of murder and madness is a defining work of Weimar-era German Expressionist cinema.
Brazilian-born, Melbourne-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Alcides Neto brings this critically acclaimed cult-horror to life with an original live score. Responding in real time to the film’s shifting moods, Neto’s music creates a rich sonic world of suspense, unease and hypnotic intensity.
Inspired by folk music from his home country, Alcides aims to present his perspective of Brazilian music, mixing traditional styles with Brazilian contemporary jazz.
Bring a picnic blanket or settle into a deckchair, and journey with us through the history of silent cinema, with a weeklong program exploring the fantastic and the phantasmic – brought once again to life, with reimagined soundscapes.
Dir. Robert Wiene | 1929 re-release | 1hr 34 mins | Germany | German titles, English captions
This event is presented as part of Open Air at the Square.