Late at Tate Britain
Image and Sound
Exclusively for this one night Steve Beresford, Scanner and David Toop perform together, iconic British silent films accompanied with live music dominate the Tate’s enormous central gallery, and an extraordinary selection of artist films feature and are free. Enjoy a drink, relax and submerge in sublime visual imagery and sound
General Information
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18.00 - 21.30 |
Main Pay bar in Rotunda on Level 2 Refreshments available in the Cafe on Level 1 |
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19.30 |
Restaurant Tasting menu for 19.30 sitting, £60 per head |
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until 21.30 |
Members Room open to all Members |
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until 21.40 |
Main Shop on Level 2 open |
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18.00-21.40 |
Collection displays open |
North Duveens
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18.30-21.30 |
Silent Films accompanied by live music Part of BFI & Tate |
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18.30-19.35 |
The Open Road UK 1926 Dir Claude Friese-Greene In 1924 Claude Friese-Greene (cinematographer and son of moving-image pioneer William) embarked on an intrepid road trip from Land's End to John O'Groats. He recorded his journey on film, using an experimental colour process. Entitled The Open Road, this remarkable travelogue was conceived as a series of 26 short episodes, to be shown weekly at the cinema. When first exhibited at trade shows in 1925, Claude's colour process attracted the following comment: 'The Open Road, as the excellent series of English, Scottish and Welsh beauty spots and industrial glimpses is called, represents a big advance... it is easily the best approximation to natural hues yet seen here, many of the examples attaining what is surely perfection... in some respects the greatest British contribution to screen progress for years.' The Open Road is important both as a landmark in the development of colour on film and as a fascinating social record of inter-war Britain. Tonight, at Late at Tate this newly restored version. |
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19.45-20.30 |
A Cottage on Dartmoor UK 1929 Dir Anthony Asquith 114 mins. Black and White. Silent, music accompainment by Stephen Horne This early classic British film noir released in 1930 was notorious for holding in the the audience in suspense. Director Anthony Asquith – later known for classics like The Importance of Being Earnest – creates a psycho drama that would make Hitchcock smile. A story of the fruitless love of a barber's assistant for a manicurist and of the results of his jealous rage when she becomes engaged to a customer, told in a flashback during his attempted escape from Dartmoor. Asquith tosses in bomb-bursts of rapid-fire editing and off-kilter cinematography, and the pay-off will stop you dead. These titles have been restored by the BFI National Archive |
Room 9
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19.00-20.00 20.30-21.30 |
Raconteur: Steve Beresford, Scanner and David Toop Musicians often live unpredictable professional lives, so make shapes from the shapeless with anecdotal exchange. Off-stage, the raconteur improvises with memory and stories in parallel with the musical improvisation of the bandstand. Making their debut performance as a trio, exclusively for Late At Tate, three notorious raconteurs - Scanner, David Toop and Steve Beresford - will attempt the impossible by playing amplified devices and seeing where the stories take them. Tickets are strictly limited Tickets available from the Rotunda Information desk from 18.00 on a first come first served basis. |
Room 15
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20.00-20.30 |
Suzanne Fagence Cooper on Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, The Golden Stairs, 1880 |
Auditorium
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19.00 |
Artprojx Hi Fi presents This programme of artists' films selected for Late at Tate by David Gryn feature the use of music. An artist film compilation featuring Alice Anderson - Alice Anderson's Journal 2004-2005 120 minutes Films selected by David Gryn - Artprojx For more information on artprojx contact david@artprojx.com www.artprojx.com Tickets are strictly limited Tickets available from the Clore Information desk from 18.00 on a first come first served basis. |
