Metamorphosis
Concert-Screening "The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka"
A film by The Quay Brothers with pianist Mikhaïl Rudy
Audiovisuals
This is a project produced as a commission by the French pianist of Russian origin Mikhaïl Rudy together with the Cité de la musique of Paris. The film is screened with a live piano accompaniment by Rudy, who plays the music of Czech composer Leos Janácek. Shot in digital video, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (2012) is an avant-garde combination of stop-motion animation, puppets, and actors.
Mikhaïl Rudy will play the following works by Leoš Janácek:
- Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 (12’)
- In the Mists (9’)
- Fragments from On an Overgrown Path (9’)