{"id":2914,"date":"2017-06-07T22:51:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T21:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theculture.net\/radio\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2019-03-05T00:04:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T00:04:18","slug":"potemkin-and-an-improvised-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Potemkin and an improvised score"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Potemkin and an improvised score\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-06-07T22:51:40+01:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Ingredients.\nAn impending anniversary of revolution, one of the great films of the 20C, an assembled group of musicians, some professional, some not, a beautifully restored 150yr old cinema, a mastermind or two.\nMix the ingredients without any rehear...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/isotopica\/www.theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcasts2019\/isotopica-2nd-june-2017-potemkin-scratch-orchestra.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"129.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9119\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/isotopica\/www.theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcasts2019\/isotopica-2nd-june-2017-potemkin-scratch-orchestra.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('9119','https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/isotopica\/www.theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcasts2019\/isotopica-2nd-june-2017-potemkin-scratch-orchestra.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playsimp2long5.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><p><strong>Ingredients.<\/strong><br \/>\nAn impending anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Revolution\">revolution<\/a>, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battleship_Potemkin\">great films of the 20C<\/a>, an assembled group of musicians, some professional, some not, a beautifully restored 150yr old cinema, a mastermind or two.<br \/>\nMix the ingredients without any rehearsal or predetermination (in the style of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cornelius_Cardew\">Cardew<\/a>&#8216;s scratch Orchestra), screen the film and improvise (with collaboration from the audience).<br \/>\n<strong>Enjoy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2914 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/94573-004-42cc1e43\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/94573-004-42CC1E43.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/94573-004-42CC1E43.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/94573-004-42CC1E43-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/potemkin4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin4-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/potemkin1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/large_ina7wscjeozsqska5rwxgazsbvg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/large_ina7WScjeoZSQSkA5rwxGAZsbVG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/large_ina7WScjeoZSQSkA5rwxGAZsbVG.jpg 400w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/large_ina7WScjeoZSQSkA5rwxGAZsbVG-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/potemkin6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin6-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/battleship-potemkin-1925-001-woman-in-distress\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/battleship-potemkin-1925-001-woman-in-distress.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/battleship-potemkin-1925-001-woman-in-distress.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/battleship-potemkin-1925-001-woman-in-distress-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/battleship-potemkin-1925-001-woman-in-distress-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/potemkin3-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin3-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin3-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/potemkin3-2-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/potemkin-and-an-improvised-score\/hero_eb19980719reviews08401010302ar\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hero_EB19980719REVIEWS08401010302AR-1024x427.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hero_EB19980719REVIEWS08401010302AR-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hero_EB19980719REVIEWS08401010302AR-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hero_EB19980719REVIEWS08401010302AR-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theculture.net\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hero_EB19980719REVIEWS08401010302AR.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Today\u00c2\u00a0we listen to an edited\u00c2\u00a0recording from this remarkable event, <\/strong>one of many coming up to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution of Oct 1917.<br \/>\nOriginally conceived as part of a cycle of films commemorating the revolutionary events of 1905<strong>,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sergei_Eisenstein\">Sergei Eisenstein<\/a>\u2019s <i>Battleship Potemkin\u00c2\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>recreates in documentary-style the failed mutiny of the Black Sea fleet and the subsequent massacre of the people of Odessa. Innovative cinematography and editing techniques heighten the horrific nature of events.<\/p>\n<p>Although banned outright in many countries outside Soviet Russia, the film became an international sensation, and has had a lasting impact on world cinema. The arresting sequence of the massacre of civilians on Odessa\u2019s steps is one of the most celebrated, analysed, and quoted in cinema history.<\/p>\n<p>The screening is accompanied by an entirely original soundtrack, devised and created in a direct response to the film. <i>Late Junction<\/i> presenter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Reinhardt_(radio_presenter)\">Max Reinhardt<\/a> will lead an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocmevents.org\/instant-orchestra\">instant orchestra<\/a> of professional and non-professional musicians, drawn from across London, to bring a contemporary response to an extraordinary piece of Soviet cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Isotopica will be performing Spectre, a 12 hour live improvisation based around a Morse code rendering of the Communist Manifesto on October 17th as a part of these centenary events on Resonance Extra.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theculture.net\/spectre.html\">Spectre can be heard here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients. An impending anniversary of revolution, one of the great films of the 20C, an assembled group of musicians, some professional, some not, a beautifully restored 150yr old cinema, a mastermind or two. 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