Enjoy the classic silent film on the big screen accompanied by a live, 32-piece orchestra
Sedona AZ (October 4, 2012) – The Verde Valley Sinfonietta and the Sedona International Film Festival have teamed up to present a very special event on Tuesday, Oct. 16. This joint collaboration will feature the original 1920 silent movie version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” accompanied by a live, 32-piece orchestra. There will be one screening of the film at 7:00 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center at Red Rock High School.
This special event will kick off the Verde Valley Sinfonietta’s 2012-2013 Concert Season and expands the film festival’s Classics Series with a cultural experience unlike any other.
“After the success of our collaboration on ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ the past two years, our audiences were anxious for us to present a third event,” said film festival director Patrick Schweiss. “The Verde Valley Sinfonietta has made this a truly extraordinary partnership and will add a riveting new dimension to experiencing this classic film on the big screen.”
The 1920 silent movie version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” — like you’ve never seen before — will be accompanied by an original arrangement of favorite classical music scores by David Cripps, Music Director/Conductor of the Verde Valley Sinfonietta. The music will be performed live by the Verde Valley Sinfonietta orchestra. Get in the mood for Halloween with this classic and fun event for locals and visitors alike.
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” — one of the grandest spectacles of the silent cinema — features the world’s greatest actor in a tremendous story of man at his best and worst. John Barrymore stars in the dual lead role in this big screen version directed by John S. Robertson based on the story written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Dr. Henry Jekyll — a London physician and philanthropist — has an enthusiasm for science, and his selfless acts of service have made him a much-admired man. But as he visits Sir George Carew one evening, his host criticizes him for his reluctance to experience the more sensual side of life. Sir George goads Jekyll into visiting a music hall, where he watches the alluring dancer Gina.
Jekyll becomes fascinated with the two contrasting sides of human nature, and he becomes obsessed with the idea of separating them. After extensive work in his laboratory, he devises a formula that does indeed allow him to alternate between two completely different personalities, his own and that of a brutish, lascivious person whom he names Hyde. It is not long before the personality of Hyde begins to dominate Jekyll’s affairs.
Proceeds from these performances will help both of these organizations continue to expand their programs within the community.
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is sponsored by Harry and Lelia Schoenberg. Lelia is one of the founders of the Sinfonietta. The event is also supported by grants from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Sedona, and the Sedona Community Foundation.
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, accompanied by the live 32-piece Verde Valley Sinfonietta orchestra, will be shown at the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 general admission or $25 for Film Festival members. Full-time students are $15.
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office, 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, Suite A3, or by calling 282-1177. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.com.
