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Right in the Eye is a live performance set to 12 films by Georges Méliès, a pioneer of the Cinema and a wizard of special effects.Created by Jean-François Alcoléa and praised by the Great-Great-Granddaughter of legendary filmmaker and cinematographer Georges Méliès, Right in the Eye features a captivating, multi-layered score performed by three virtuoso musicians, offering an amazing emotional voyage. Using an extraordinary range of instruments—including piano, percussion, guitar, and unique oddities like the aquaphone, theremin, and even plastic take-out lids—the musicians bring new life to Méliès' films. Their mesmerizing music evokes the technical wizardry and playful creativity that defined his work.
A creation by Jean-François Alcoléa Based on Georges Méliès’ Films
PERFORMERS
Jean François Alcoléa - Concept, musical compositions and sound creation, keyboard, string structure, melodica, objects
Fabrice Favriou - Drum, guitar
Thomas Desmartis - Sound, keyboard, percussions, objects
Mathieu Lucas - Sound, light & video manager
THE FILMS
Introduction (documentary based on archival material)
Le cauchemar (A Nightmare)
Un homme de têtes (The Four Troublesome Heads)
Voyage à travers l’impossible (The Impossible Voyage)
La visite sous-marine du Maine (Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine")
Le voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les Géants (The Lilliputians and the Giants) Panorama pris d’un train en marche (Panorama from Top of a Moving Train)
Les nouvelles luttes extravagantes (Fat and Lean Wrestling Match) Le merveilleux éventail vivant (The Marvelous Living Fan) L’équilibre impossible (An Impossible Balancing Feat)
Le royaume des fées (The Kingdom of Fairies)
Nain et géant (The Dwarf and the Giant)
Community Partner: Alliance Française de Milwaukee
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2230 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202
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