Battleship Potemkin: Music by Michael Nyman
Part of Rebellion and Resistance… more events…
Part of Birmingham International Concert Season 2012/13… more events…
Symphony Hall
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Sergei Eisenstein’s iconic silent film Battleship Potemkin (1925) is acknowledged as one of the greatest films of all time. It dramatises the naval mutiny in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potyomkin rebelled against their brutal Tsarist officers, precipitating a street demonstration and a massacre. The film’s startling visual language and unforgettable sequences delivered a blow to the solar plexus of the film industry and changed the history of cinema.
Michael Nyman and his band give the UK premiere of his new score, full of raw, intense energy. Plus there’s a chance to hear selected music from Nyman’s famous scores for Peter Greenaway films, including The Draughtsman’s Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts, and Prospero’s Books.
Commissioned by Arts 276 – Festival Automne en Normandie, Cité de la Musique, Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, Symphony Hall Birmingham and Holland Festival.
Film by Sergei Eisenstein
Music by Michael Nyman (UK premiere)
Performed by Michael Nyman Band
| Michael Nyman | Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds from The Draughtsman’s Contract | |
|---|---|---|
| An Eye for Optical Theory from The Draughtsman’s Contract | ||
| Prawn Watching from A Zed and Two Noughts | ||
| Time Lapse from A Zed and Two Noughts | ||
| Prospero’s Curse from Prospero’s Books | ||
| Come Unto These Yellow Sands from Prospero’s Books | ||
| Miranda from Prospero’s Books |
Battleship Potemkin (film screening, certificate PG)
6.15pm Pre-concert conversation with Michael Nyman
£9.50, £15, £20, £25, £30*
60plus £9.50, £14.50, £19, £24, £28.50*
Choir, Chorus Boxes and Stalls front four rows not available.
Reduced availability in the Terraces, Upper Circle Ledges, Grand Tier Ledges and Platform Boxes.
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Wheelchair Users and Disabled Patrons
50% discount on full priced tickets. If you require a companion, they are also entitled to a 50% discount.
Students and under 25s
50% discount on full priced tickets.
Kids Go Free
One free ticket per child (aged 16 and under) for every adult ticket purchased. Maximum group size of 6. Free concert programme included.
£9.50 Tickets
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Standby Discounts
Available from 1pm on the day of evening performances (10am on matinees):
• Passport to Leisure holders £12
• Benefit* Recipients £5
• Students and under 25s £5
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