The cine-concert will take place on November 26, at The Yard, Alserkal Avenue, and is free and open to the public.
Dubai-based independent cinema house Cinema Akil and cultural organisation Alserkal have announced a collaborative cinema-concert, synchronising contemporary experimental music from the Arab world against Lotte Reiniger’s 1926 silent animated movie titled The Adventures of Prince Achmed.
The cine-concert is part of Not Now, Alserkal’s autumn programme and is co-produced by Cinema Akil and Metropolis Art Cinema and co-commissioned by the Goethe Institut Gulf Region and Alserkal.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed is said to be the first animated feature film and has influenced the world of innovation, music, and creation since it was first released in 1926. In collaboration with Irtijal, the oldest music festival in Beirut, the cine-concert will be performed by four Lebanese musicians and electronic artists: Anthony Sahyoun, founder of the Lebanese experimental ensemble Kinematik in 2015; Jad Atoui, composes and performs electronic and electro-acoustic music and spearheaded the “Biosonics” project in collaboration with scientist Ivan Marazzi in 2015; Pascal Semerdjian, co-founded the acclaimed Lebanese dream pop/shoegaze trio Postcards in 2013, of which he is the drummer and co-composer; and Fadi Tabbal, Lebanese musician, producer, and sound engineer. In this immersive experience, the four artists will interpret and improvise through a full-length live music set synchronised with scenes from the film.
The cine-concert will offer a completely original way to experience film and experimental music together infusing new meaning into them. It will begin at 7:30 PM on November 26, 2021, at The Yard, Alserkal Avenue, and is free and open to the public.
