A Music Cinema Performance by David Shea

Futuristic, forbidding and totally original, Chronopolis is a work composed by David Shea for musical ensemble, film collage and narration, which tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical city of Chronopolis - a city built on architecture of time.

A tribute to the music of Luc Ferrari, based on the film Chronopolis (an animated film loosely based on Metropolis) by Piotr Kamer and the work of Chris Marker of La Jetée fame, this new piece is in fact a remake not of the film but its score by Luc Ferrari and the original films abstract narrative. A real and ‘virtual' ensemble will perform the piece. The image collage (compiled by Kristi Monfries and Michael Fairlie), takes the role of the traditional soundtrack in this ‘sound film', employing archive materials, photographs and new footage to relay the story of Chronopolis. Contributing musicians include Scanner and Lawrence English.

David Shea
David Shea is a Manhattan - and recently Melbourne - based composer who has often been associated with the New York downtown experimental music scene, including the likes of John Zorn, Mike Patton and Mr Bungle. Shea performed at MIFF in 2005 with Symphony of Scenes.

David Shea will introduce the session on Friday 11 August, 9.30pm at ACMI and on Saturday 12 August, 1pm at ACMI.