THREE MAJOR ARTS & CULTURE OFFERINGS AT THE MOVIEHOUSE

Posted by Harlem Valley News Posted on April 5, 2016
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THREE MAJOR ARTS & CULTURE OFFERINGS AT THE MOVIEHOUSE
TO FEATURE LIVE APPEARANCES BY
PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC NOTABLES THIS APRIL
The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, NY
MILLERTON, NY—The Moviehouse in Millerton has been steadily increasing its Arts programming over the course of the last two years and now is adding even more enrichment for its audiences. Their Arts calendar this month features three not-to-be-missed live appearances and Q&As designed to to broaden and enhance the film-going experience.

The first of these events will take place on Sunday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m., when acclaimed British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky will join audiences LIVE via Skype to discuss his most recent endeavor in which he and his production team followed concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes to create the film Concerto: A Beethoven Journey.

The film, which also features the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic, chronicles Andses’ attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven’s five piano concertos. Concertofeatures virtuoso and breathtaking classical performances which are given center stage throughout the film. CONCERTO will only be screened once. (Tickets are $13 for Members and $16 for Non-Members).

On Friday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. after a screening of the film The First Monday in May, former Chief of Design of the Metropolitan Museum Jeff Daly will share behind the scenes stories about his many years working on the Met’s annual special exhibit which has always kicked off with a “party of the year” – The Met Gala. He will reflect on the film, share stories and anecdotes about his experiences, and entertain questions from the audience.

The First Monday in May is directed by Andrew Rossi and features, among others, Andrew Bolton, John Galliano, and Jean-Paul Gaultier. The film follows the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition in history, “China: Through The Looking Glass,” an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, Rossi captures the collision of high fashion and celebrity at the Met Gala, one of the biggest global fashion events chaired every year by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour. (Tickets: $7-$11).

“…over my 30 years as head of design at the Met I worked on many of the special blockbuster costume exhibits for Diana Vreeland and the curators and with socialite Pat Buckey, and then Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton and, of course, Anna Wintour.  It was a lot of fun and a lot of angst but I loved it.” says Jeff Daly.

Closing out the month on Saturday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m., Associate Professor of Political Studies and Human Rights, and Academic Director, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities, Bard College – Roger Berkowitz – will address audiences after a screening of Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt, Director Ada Ushpiz’  brand new documentary about one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Berkowitz will discuss the film and the continuation of Arendt’s vital legacy through the Center and entertain questions. He will then introduce the regular 7pm screening. (Tickets: Child $7, Senior/Matinee $9).

Tickets for all three events are available now online themoviehouse.net or at the Box Office during theater opening hours.

Both THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY and VITA ACTIVA will also be shown part of the regular weekly film schedule.
Regular Showtimes will be available online as follows:
The First Monday in May – Monday, April 18
Vita Activa – Monday, April 25

For more detailed information on these and other events visithttp://www.themoviehouse.net/index.php/site/special_events
Trailers & Links:

CONCERTO: https://youtu.be/eXYKUFkBtVY
http://www.themoviehouse.net/index.php/site/special_events/concerto_a_beethoven_journey
THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY: https://youtu.be/vKhudOjxOBs
http://www.themoviehouse.net/index.php/site/special_events/special_event_the_first_monday_in_may
VITA ACTIVA: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt: https://youtu.be/-Bd6JqZmQbw
http://www.themoviehouse.net/index.php/site/special_events/vita_activa_the_spirit_of_hannah_arendt
http://www.bard.edu/hannaharendtcenter/
CONCERTO:
A Beethoven Journey

With LIVE post-screening discussion and Q&A with Director PHIL GRABSKY via Skype

Sunday, April 17 – 1pm

The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, NY
themoviehouse.net / (518) 789-0022
THE FIRSTMONDAY IN MAY

With LIVE in-person post-screening discussion & Q&A with former Chief of Design of the Metropolitan Museum, JEFF DALY

Friday, April 22 – 7pm

The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, NY
themoviehouse.net  
(518) 789-0022
VITA ACTIVA:
The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

With LIVE in-person post-screening discussion & Q&A with ROGER BERKOWITZ, Associate Professor of Political Studies and Human Rights, and Academic Director, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities, Bard College.

Friday, April 22 – 7pm

The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, NY
themoviehouse.net  
(518) 789-0022

Speaker Bios
Phil Grabsky is a writer, producer and director. He also frequently shoots his own films. He and his company Seventh Art Productions are behind cinema films such as Muhammed Ali – Through the Eyes of the World, In Search of Beethoven, In Search of Mozart, Escape from Luanda, and The Boy Mir – Ten Years in Afghanistan. These films have played in festivals, cinemas, TV & DVD worldwide, winning dozens of awards. In cinemas, Phil’s films have been a great success: in Australia both In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven played in cinemas for months and entered the all-time top grossing documentaries. Among Seventh Art’s many other films are multiple singles for Channel 4 and the BBC as well as major series such as BBC’s I Caesar – the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire and Sky Arts’ ‘Tim Marlow’ art series. Seventh Art has also made six award-winning history films with Monty Python’s Terry Jones. Two more co-directed films with David Bickerstaff are Making War Horse – a film following the production of the smash theatre hit War Horse and The Making of Swallows and Amazons – the Bristol Old Vic Sets Sail. Both films featured on Channel 4. Grabsky also made the world’s first 3D visual arts film: Tim Marlow on British Sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Source: http://www.seventh-art.com/about-us/
Jeffrey L. Daly served as the Chief Designer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 1979-2006. From 2006 to 2009 he worked as the senior design advisor to the museum director for capital and special projects. During his tenure the Metropolitan has expanded or renovated nearly continuously, and Daly was the designer in charge of many of the museum’s most well-known public spaces, including the galleries of Greek and Roman art, the European Paintings galleries, the Ancient Near East Galleries, and the renovation of the Egyptian wing. In addition to designing most of the permanent galleries, he was exhibition designer of hundreds of special exhibits ranging across all departments. In 2008 he designed the special exhibit celebrating the highlights of 30 years of Met collecting to honor the retirement of the director Philippe de Montebello. He worked closely with Diana Vreeland for eight years at the Met on a series of special exhibits for the Costume Institute.

Source: IMDb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5375630/bio
Roger Berkowitz is the Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Associate Professor of Politics, Human Rights, and Philosophy at Bard College. He is the author of The Gift of Science: Leibniz and the Modern Legal Tradition, an account of how the rise of science has led to the divorce of law and justice. He has written articles in Yale Journal of Law and Humanities, Journal of Politics,Cardozo Law Review, New Nietzsche Studies, and Rechtshistorisches Journal.

http://www.bard.edu/academics/faculty/details/?id=1558

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Author: Harlem Valley News