Tanglewood Music Center to Present Silent Film Night at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Tanglewood, one of the country’s most acclaimed music festivals and summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and the BSO’s summer academy for advanced music training, the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC), will take the show on the road this summer with a performance of their beloved Silent Film Project at Brookline’s famed Coolidge Corner Theatre (CCT) on Tuesday, August 20 at 7 p.m.

“A Silent Movie Night with Tanglewood Music Center” is a collaboration between TMC and the Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) that features original music written by TMC Composition Fellows during their summer studies at Tanglewood, to accompany short silent films. These entirely new musical scores are performed live by TMC Conducting Fellows and members of the TMC New Fromm Players, a group comprised of recent TMC graduates who have distinguished themselves in the performance of new music.

This year’s Silent Film Project includes selections from visionary filmmakers Maya Deren, Buster Keaton, and Larry Jordan, as well as a filmed performance of Lady of the Camellias (created by Antony Tudor for the New York City Ballet in 1951; the two leads, Diana Adams and Hugh Laing, were hired by Jacob’s Pillow to perform the final pas de deux the following season). Titles and details are as follows:

Ritual in Transfigured Time / Dir.: Maya Deren / 1946 / 14 and a half minutes

Hamfat Asfar / Dir.: Lawrence Jordan / 1965 / 13 minutes / Animation

The Ballonatic / Dir: Buster Keaton / 1923 / 22 minutes

The Lady of the Camellias / created by Antony Tudor for the New York City Ballet / 1951 / 6 minutes

Ed Gazouleas, Director of Tanglewood Music Center, said, “Young musicians come from around the world to study at Tanglewood Music Center, and we are proud to send a group of young creatives to the Coolidge this summer. The Silent Film Project brings together composers, conductors, and instrumentalists in an interdisciplinary exploration of film and original music. We look forward to sharing this innovative program with Boston audiences. We are thrilled to extend our partnership here with Jacob’s Pillow, whose valuable archive provided one of the silent films used in this performance.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Tanglewood Music Center for what we hope will be the first of many fruitful collaborations,” said Katherine Tallman, Executive Director and CEO of Coolidge Corner Theatre. “We are proud to bring these visionary cinematic works to our silver screen, accompanied by original compositions and performances by Tanglewood Music Center members, some of the most talented young musicians in the world. This program is a testament to the vitality of both our art forms, and we are thrilled to share it with audiences in Greater Boston.”

Coolidge screens are accessible by elevator. All are also equipped with a variety of options for guests who are hearing, deaf, blind, and/or visually impaired. For questions about accessibility or to request special accommodations, please email [email protected].

The Coolidge Corner Theatre is located at 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA. Tickets for this event are $35 for general admission and $32 for Coolidge members.

ABOUT COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE

The Coolidge Corner Theatre, an American non-profit independent cinema, is renowned for its programming of feature films and innovative educational, cultural and entertainment programs. A beloved theater, the Coolidge welcomes over 225,000 patrons annually and has been providing audiences with the best in cinematic entertainment since 1933.

In addition to showcasing the best in contemporary independent cinema, the Coolidge has developed a wide range of programs to reach all sectors of the community, including: Big Screen Classics, After Midnite, Science on Screen, Cinema Jukebox, PANORAMA, The Sounds of Silents, Kids’ Shows, Rewind! and adult film classes. The Coolidge is home to several premier film festivals and has hosted such film luminaries as Meryl Streep, Werner Herzog, Ruth E. Carter, Jane Fonda, Liv Ullmann, Ethan Hawke, Daniels, Steven Soderbergh, and many others. For more information, visit coolidge.org.

ABOUT TANGLEWOOD

Tanglewood, one of the nation’s premier summer music festivals and the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937, is located in the Berkshire Hills of Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Tanglewood is also home to the Tanglewood Music Center, the renowned summer music academy founded by Serge Koussevitzky in 1940. Launched in 2019 with the opening of the Linde Center for Music and Learning, the Tanglewood Learning Institute, in collaboration with the newly established Humanities Institute, offers dynamic, cutting-edge performances and events that connect audiences with musicians, artists, students, scholars, and cultural leaders through wide-ranging programs focused on the humanities.

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