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The Cosmonaught, the Martian Queen and the contemporary
composer/musician Mike Cooper.
Yakov Protaznov’s classic cult cinema creation AELITA (1924 Russia) revolves around a married Moscovite engineer who dreams of Aelita, the Queen of Mars; he’s obsessed with building a spaceship that will take him to her,,,
An alleged murder, passionate jealousy and a bumbling detective are part of the film's portrait of the hardscrabble post-revolutionary lifestyle, but they pale in
comparison to the intermittent scenes on Mars which peak with the engineer's ultimate arrival and the eruption of a Martian slave rebellion!
The film was such a hit with the Soviet public that many Russian babies born in '24 were named Aelita, and the Cubist designs of the Martian sets--heavily influenced by the avant-garde "constructivist" style--would in turn influence science fiction films in the years to follow (most notably the Flash Gordon serials). With costume designs and performances that are truly out of this world, Aelita was the 1924 equivalent of a Spielberg spectacular.
If you're fascinated by imaginative films from the silent era, Aelita is must-see viewing. Hailed as the first science fiction film from Russia, it depicts the social economy in Russia during 1924, and compares it to the Martian capitalist society that is watching from the Red Planet in the sky.
This silent soviet cult curiosity will be accompanied by musician, vocalist, visual artist and film maker, Mike Cooper. Performing his 13th film score for a silent feature Cooper will skilfully wield his self-made La'ap. This instrument is a cross between a Hawaiian lap steel guitar and a Korean Kayagum and has been digitally treated and embellished with live electronics.
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| Presented by | The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts |  | | Date | Thu 3 May 2007 | | | Time | 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm)
No support act. | | | Cost | FULL
Web $16, Phone/Door $18
Concession
Web $12, Phone/Door $14 | | | Venue | Theatre Rehearsal Room Level 4 (Un-reserved seating) | | | Enquiries | Box Office: Monday to Friday
12 noon - 4pm. 07 3872 9000 | | | Artform | Electronic, Experimental Music, Sound Art | | | Type | Performance |
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