Alicia Smith and i went to this amazing one-off event this evening - and still had the brainpower afterwards to...
Alicia Smith and i went to this amazing one-off event this evening - and still had the brainpower afterwards to write a review - something I did not! Originally shared by Alicia Smith Nosferatu with live score composed and played by Viola Dana. This was an amazing experience down at Scarborough Beach at the Sunset Verandah - Big Top tonight. You unfortunately don't have the chance to see this performance at the rest of the Fringe as it was one night only. Not the usual Fringe 1 hour show. Not something the performers could do over and over - this is intense work. They played a very good restoration of the classic horror film Nosferatu, and the band provided the score to it - live and with no stops. This adds true intensity to cinema. For nearly two hours the band played constantly building the sound picture and the soul of the film. As the band took their bows, it was clear that despite making it look and sound easy, playing to an unremitting conductor was physically and mentally e...