The annual Robert Flaherty Film Seminar focuses
on the art of the moving image. Following the seminar, MoMA presents
a selection of films and topics that were discussed. This year’s
seminar, organized by Susan Oxtoby, Program Director at Cinematheque
Ontario, looks at the nature of independent documentaries and avant-garde
filmmaking as well as the ways in which independent cinema has changed
since the seminar’s inception. These two MoMA programs reflect
on emerging trends and historical precedents in the field of independent
media.
Arctic Requiem is performed in three
movements: "Prelude for Non Preconception," "Nanook
of the North, Reconceived," and "Coda: Dies Irae Eire."
The soprano’s oratorio suggests the writings and voice of
Frances Flaherty, who collaborated with her husband. The violin
references Robert Flaherty, a talented violinist. The Arctic
Requiem score also references music that Flaherty played
on gramophone for the Inuits who collaborated with him on the
production.
Ritsu Katsumata, composer,
electric violonist, and digital loop sequencer
Patricia R. Zimmermann, director, writer, and producer
Louise
Mygatt, soprano and vocal compositions
Anna
Siomopoulos, associate producer and writer
Grace
An, associate producer and writer
Ann
Michel and Phil Wilde, digital multimedia artists and theatrical
lighting
The Nyla Ensemble, spoken word, chants, and singing bowl
Elizabet Czach, archival researcher
For tickets to the
Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, call the Symphony Space Box Office
at (212) 864-5400, go to 2534 Broadway at 95 street, 12:00–7:00
p.m., or purchase online at www.symphonyspace.org.
