Looking for a new way to watch a movie? Or perhaps a different spin on Philharmonic Orchestra performances?
The Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing will present two special showings of the 1921silent classic "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin on March 6 and 7 in an atypical viewing fashion: While the movie's playing up on the big screen, there will be a live orchestra scoring the film.
"We have a big 20- or 30-foot screen, and the actual movie was sent to us from the owners in France. The orchestra will play underneath the screen and it will be very much like going to a movie in the ‘20s or ‘30s when all the movies were silent and if you were lucky you had an orchestra," said Nathan Willers, Marketing Coordinator for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra.
"Usually, though, there was just an organ of some sort," he added. The fact that the film will be accompanied by a whole, live orchestra is a special treat.
The film, "The Kid," is a heartwarming story about the relationship between a tramp and a young boy. Comedy and adventure ensue as the tramp, played by Chaplin, tries to reunite the boy with his mother.
"We just really wanted to get some film into the season to make sure we're covering as many genres as possible and reaching out to as many audiences as we can," said Willers. "It gives us more diversity in our programming."
The presentation of "The Kid" is the first of the philharmonic's 2010 and 2011 season. There will be two showings of this performance. The March 6 pops performance features a Chaplin double feature with "The Idle Class" alongside "The Kid," which begins at 8 p.m.; and tickets range from $14 to $54.
The March 7 performance is a kid's philharmonic event. It only includes the film "The Kid." The show starts at 2:30 p.m. and tickets are $20.
The Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra released its full 2010-2011 schedule in late February, which can be viewed on it's website at http://www.csphilharmonic.org.
March 6 and 7
Pikes Peak Center
190 S. Cascade Ave.
80903
(719) 520-7453
$14 to $54
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