Filmconcert: The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Based on stories from One Thousand and One Nights, hundred-year-old The Adventures of Prince Ahmed (Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, 1926) unfolds as an enchanting shadow play. The figures are not drawn, but cut from paper. With mobile joints, they dance against brightly coloured backgrounds; an innovative dyeing technique, before the introduction ofcolour film. For three years, director Lotte Reiniger worked on this stop-motion spectacle, which dates back to the silent film period and is the oldest surviving animated film in film history.

To breathe new life into this visual masterpiece, composer, alto clarinetist and drummer Steven Kamperman composed a compelling soundtrack. You can hear he has much experience with Turkish and Arabic makams, but he also uses blues and improvisation. Hypnotic desert melodies and thunderous percussion transform the silent film into a sensory trip. At this Film Concert, the trio, consisting of Steven Kamperman, Hamid Reza Behzadian and Esat Ekincioğlu, will take you on an unforgettable journey of film and sound.

The musicians: 
Steven Kamperman (compositions, alto clarinet, melodica, drums); 
Hamid Reza Behzadian (harmonica, Indian guitar, lapsteel);  
Esat Ekincioğlu (double bass)

NOTE: for this performance [you can already buy your tickets] in the presale!