THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC w/ Live Musical Score by Lori Goldston
Fri, Dec 17
|Epsilon Spires
Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to life vividly in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Cellist Lori Goldston (famously of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged) performs an original live score drawing from medieval secular and liturgical music and free improvisation.
Time & Location
Dec 17, 2021, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, directed by Carl Dreyer) with a live original score composed and performed by composer/cellist Lori Goldston and violinist Austin Larkin.
Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling the trial of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to her execution, Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer depicts her torment with startling immediacy, employing an array of techniques—expressionistic lighting, interconnected sets, painfully intimate close-ups—to immerse viewers in her subjective experience. Anchoring Dreyer’s audacious formal experimentation is a legendary performance by Renée Falconetti, whose haunted face channels both the agony and the ecstasy of martyrdom. Thought to have been lost to fire, the film’s original version was miraculously found in perfect condition in 1981 in a Norwegian mental institution, heightening the mythic status of this widely revered masterwork.
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Tickets
Passion of Joan of Arc
Admission for one to The Passion of Joan of Arc w/ live musical score. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. $2 from every ticket goes directly towards the historic preservation of the venue. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
$18.00
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