Spark of Being Trailer
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Channel: Walker Art Center · 2010 · Entertainment
Bill Morrison's found footage paired with Dave Douglas & Keystone's music. Two master innovators—jazz trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas and experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison—create Spark of Being, a monumental new work featuring Douglas' band Keystone. This Grammy-nominated sextet combines electric jazz with turntables to accompany the archival film remnants Morrison assembles into a retelling of the Frankenstein myth. "Morrison works with discarded celluloid rather than old bones and dissecting room castoffs, but he's long felt a creative kinship with Dr. Victor Frankenstein" (Mercury News). Douglas is "arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter/composer of his generation" (Amazon), who has been a member of such celebrated ensembles as John Zorn's Masada and has collaborated with the Trisha Brown Dance Company. The live music performance with film screening is Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Walker Art Center.
