Stummfilm-Live

Silent Film Concert "Earth Spirit" (Organ and piano simultaneously)
2026-04-25 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Black Box, Schulstraße 4, Düsseldorf, NRW, 40213, Deutschland
25.04.26
Black Box im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf
Schulstr. 4
Info

Germany 1923
Director: Leopold Jessner
Duration: approx. 85 min
Screenplay: Carl Mayer (based on the tragedy of the same name by Frank Wedekind, 1895)
Cinematography: Axel Graatkjaer
Short and Sweet
The life of the young and free-spirited Lulu is marked by numerous relationships with men who, sooner or later, all fall under her spell.
At first, she is the companion of the much older and wealthy journalist Dr. Schön, who once rescued her from the clutches of a certain Schigolch and took her off the streets.
About the music
The musical version was created in remembrance of the film-music dramaturgy of the silent film era. It draws on structural concepts from that time (organizing scenes, defining characters, etc.) but is a new composition, thus creating a bond between “old images and new sounds.”

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Silent Film Concert "King of Kings"
2026-11-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Rochuskirche, Rochusstraße 100, Köln, NRW, 50827, Deutschland
Fr. 20.11.20267:30 PMRochus Church
General Information
General:USA 1927Director: Cecil B. DeMilleScreenplay: Jeanie MacphersonCinematography: John Peverell MarleyDuration: 135 min., black and white
About:The courtesan Mary Magdalene is angry when her lover Judas Iscariot does not come to her festival because he has become a follower of Jesus. She goes to Jesus herself, becomes a believer, and experiences the biblical story up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.
Music Version:New music for orchestra, soloists, and choir by Wilfried Kaets
Performers:
Orchestra
10 Percussionists
6 Soloists
Choir
Big Version with two projections (original American version and German translated Subtitles)
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Silent Film Concert "King of Kings"
2026-11-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Rochuskirche, Rochusstraße 100, Köln, NRW, 50827, Deutschland
Sat. 21.11.20267:30 PMRochus Church
General Information
General:USA 1927Director: Cecil B. DeMilleScreenplay: Jeanie MacphersonCinematography: John Peverell MarleyDuration: 135 min., black and white
About:The courtesan Mary Magdalene is angry when her lover Judas Iscariot does not come to her festival because he has become a follower of Jesus. She goes to Jesus herself, becomes a believer, and experiences the biblical story up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.
Music Version:New music for orchestra, soloists, and choir by Wilfried Kaets
Performers:
Orchestra
10 Percussionists
6 Soloists
Choir
Long version with two projections (original American version and German translated Subtitles)
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Silent Film Concert "Destiny" ( Organ and piano simultaneously)
2026-12-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Black Box, Schulstraße 4, Düsseldorf, NRW, 40213, Deutschland
Sa. 19.12.26
Black Box
Schulstr. 4
Info
General:Germany 1921Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouDuration: 93 min.
About:This film, resembling a novella in style, is filled with romantic mood and resignation. Death, weary of its duty, longs to be “defeated” by a young girl. Equally impressive is the main storyline: scenes set in a romantically winding German town with its sometimes quirky characters, and scenes in the majestically dark Hall of the Life Lights.
Music Version:New music score by Wilfried Kaets for organ and percussion
Performers:Wilfried Kaets – OrganNorbert Krämer – PercussionJoachim Steinigeweg – Silent film technology
Information:A valuable historic silent film copy with hand-calligraphed intertitles will be presented at reduced original speed on a large screen.
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