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We are extremely excited to present a unique, one of a kind opportunity for you to experience a live performance by legendary musician, and founding member of Siouxsie & The Banshees, Steven Severin.
PLEASE READ THE DETAILS BELOW!
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Steven Severin comes to Washington DC in order to give audiences a rare opportunity to hear his new score for Vampyr, the third in Severin’s ongoing film accompaniment series - "Music For Silents"
Live in person, acclaimed solo artist and founder member of the legendary Siouxsie and the Banshees, Severin presents a mesmerising synthesis of sound and image, heightening appreciation of the surreal and enigmatic nature of the original work. Vampyr, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s unsettling tale of fear and obsession finds its aural counterpart in Severin’s suitably textured score, a synthesised, highly atmospheric soundscape drawing the viewer rhythmically into the oneiric imagery on screen.
During their reign, Siouxsie & the Banshees established themselves as one of the foremost alternative artists and the only survivors of the London punk scene to evolve, innovate and succeed until their final demise in 2002. Severin has since committed himself almost exclusively to scoring for film & TV.
Since 2008 Severin has been performing live electronic accompaniment to silent films, startling audiences across the globe who have now come to expect the unexpected from the man who has crossed paths with such diverse luminaries as John Cale, Alan Moore, Lydia Lunch, Marc Almond, Merc Cunningham, Robert Smith and the Tiger Lillies.
Loosely based on Sheridan Le Fanu's genre-defining, 1872 vampire tale, Carmilla (which preceded Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years), Vampyr follows the fortunes of Allan Gray, a young student of the occult, who takes rooms at a village inn, little realising that the region is cursed by vampires. In the dead of night, Gray receives a mysterious nocturnal visitor, who leaves behind a package labelled 'To be opened after my death' - and from that moment on, events take ever darker, weirder turns. Shot with a silent film aesthetic despite being within the sound era (and a year after Lugosi starred in Universal's Dracula), Vampyr is an alternative take on the cinematic vampire, creating an intense, nightmarish atmosphere that haunts the mind long after the lights go up.
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16th ~ A Midnight Screening
(ok, so it's technically Saturday at 12am, but you guys are smart enough to not miss it)
Landmark's E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW, Washington, DC
All Ages Welcome!
Tickets: $15 advance / $25 day of show
LINK FOR TICKETS:
https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Ticketing.aspx?TheatreID=264&MovieID=14400&ShowDate=11%2F16%2F2012&ScheduleID=107492
*We HIGHLY recommend you purchase your tickets as soon as possible. Seating is limited due to theater capacity.
We'll keep you posted on availability throughout the week.
E Street Cinema offers beer, wine & liquor at their concession stand as well as all other theater food/drinks.
ID is required for alcohol purchase.
Also...since we have such a short time to spread the word....PLEASE feel free to repost the link and invite your friends.
This is an amazing opportunity no classic horror film or Banshees fan should miss!
**Anyone with a "Steven Severin ~ Vampyr" ticket stub gets into Spellbound FREE on Saturday 11/17.
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