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Your
host is Paul D. Lehrman
Last update:
2/10/2009
OUR NINTH YEAR
ON THE WEB!
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Telly
Bronze award
1st audience prize
Int'l
Festival
of Films on Science,
Budapest
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the
award-winning documentary film by Paul Lehrman & Ron
Frank
Featured
on  …and now
available on DVD! |
"A
TERRIFIC FILM, perhaps the most
original and interesting
independent documentary I have screened
this year."—WETA-TV |
"A
compelling look at a fascinating
man—ESSENTIAL VIEWING for
lovers of 20th-century music
and a great introduction for
those of us whose tastes are
less noisily inclined." —NEFilm.com |
"OUTSTANDING.
Absolutely fascinating."—The
Boston Phoenix |
"Stimulating,
informative, TOTALLY ENTERTAINING.
A well-made documentary which
everyone interested in music must see."—The
Audio Engineering Society |
"DON'T
MISS IT!—The
Independent Film Monthly |
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Frequency
Hopping is
a new play by Elyse Singer about Hedy
Lamarr and George Antheil featuring The
Ballet mécanique Automated Orchestra,
created by the League
of Electronic Musical Urban Robots and
programmed by Paul Lehrman, playing an
original score by Joshua Fried along
with selections
from the Ballet mécanique
It
had a smash premiere run May
29-June 29, 2008
at 3-Legged
Dog Art & Technology Center in New York City.
called
it "Vivid…Inventive…Keenly intelligent!"
and called the Ballet mécanique
"a musical and visual treat. The combined craziness
elicited an ecstatic ovation from the audience who
packed the place, eager for this rare opportunity!"
said, "Stunning…gorgeous…one of
the most technologically sophisticated theatre experiences
one could imagine…snappy, spirited performances!"
Following
the show on June 7 and June 22, there were special
showings of the Murphy/Léger
film Ballet mécanique, with Antheil's
score performed by the Automated Orchestra!
READ
MORE…
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BALLET
MECANIQUE causes a
"HAPPY RIOT" in WASHINGTON,
DC!
In conjunction with a huge exhibit on Dadaist art,
the National Gallery of Art hosted an all-mechanical
Ballet mécanique orchestra, performing
what the critics called "The best 10 minutes
of free fun in Washington!" |
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UNSEEN
CINEMA,
featuring
the Ballet mécanique, now available on
DVD
"One of the major monuments of the DVD medium!"-
"The must-have release of the year!"- FILM
COMMENT
Winner, LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS Special Citation |
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Museum of Florida International University
WATCH THE VIDEO!
We
have received an Award from the Encyclopedia Britannica
