Closing Event: The Alloy Orchestra and The Black Pirate
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Don’t miss this silent film classic, accompanied live by an original score written and performed by the Alloy Orchestra. The Black Pirate (1926/US/ Albert Parker/84 min) is a fast-paced swashbuckler of the silent era written by and starring Douglas Fairbanks in the title role. One of the first films shot in color, The Black Pirate, combines a gripping plot with some of the most gorgeous footage of the of the silent screen. Two of Fairbanks’ most memorable scenes are in this film – sliding down the sail of a ship on the point of a knife and the totally surreal attack of the underwater army.
The Alloy Orchestra, a three-man band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, writes and performs live accompaniment to classic silent films. Now in their 12th year, the Alloy has brought silent-film viewing back to life on the big screen. Returning from their first European tour and wowing audiences wherever they go with their energetic and percussive music played on an outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects, are Roger Miller on synthesizer, Ken Winokur on junk percussion and clarinet and Terry Donohue on junk percussion, saw, accordion and banjo. They’re an “absolute must-see” in Roger Ebert’s book.