Children of Metropolis
By Scrap Arts Music
Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 8:00pm
4140 Broadway, New York, NY, 10033
Inspired by the enduring legacy of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Children of Metropolis is an original music-theatre experience that combines a feature-length silent film with a live performance unlike anything else on today's stage.
As the film unfolds, five musicians perform the entire score live in synchronization using an extraordinary orchestra of 88 handcrafted musical instruments created by composer Gregory Kozak from reclaimed industrial materials. Part sculpture. Part musical instrument. These remarkable creations become characters in the story themselves, transforming the stage into a world of movement, rhythm and imagination.
Entirely non-verbal, Children of Metropolis invites audiences of every age and culture into a cinematic adventure told through music, movement and visual storytelling. Funny, inventive and emotionally engaging, it blurs the boundaries between concert, cinema and theatre.