The surreal imaginations of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí star in this special collaboration with Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music.
The Films
A rare opportunity to see Buñuel’s famous Un Chien Andalou with live score, alongside a series of other short dadaist films by artists including Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray.
The Music
Juliana Day has performed for Northern Silents several times, and she specialises in recorders, whistles, and electronics. Alcyona Mick makes her Northern Silents debut—Alcyona is a jazz pianist and composer and a graduate of the National Film and Television School’s film composing course.
Doors 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour 45 mins, including an interval
Music: Juliana Day and Alcyona Mick
Films include:
UN CHIEN ANDALOU
Director: Louis Buñuel
Year: 1929
Length: 21 mins
BALLET MECANIQUE
Directors: Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
Year: 1924
Length: 12 mins
ENTR’ACTE
Director: René Clair
Year: 1924
Length: 20 mins
Produced by Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music in association with Northern Silents
