Wed 26 February 2025 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Safety Last! with Orchestra of the Swan

at The Courtyard - Herefordshire's Centre for the Arts

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The Swan performs a specially composed score by Artistic Director David Le Page to accompany the iconic 1923 silent comedy Safety Last!

Lloyd’s portrayal of the new kid trying to make it in the big city is pitch perfect. His astonishing pratfalls will have you convulsed with laughter and the breath taking stunts will have you holding on to your seats as the tension rises! Directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, Safety Last! remains a firm favourite 100 years on.

Prior to the screening, we will be performing a short set inspired by the film. The screening with live score will then begin after a short interval.

Director David Le Page

Orchestra Of The Swan

Orchestra of the Swan is an innovative British chamber orchestra which, under the artistic direction of David Le Page, is known for its unconventional programming, groundbreaking concert films and willingness to blur the lines between musical genres. Its critically acclaimed mixtape albums - Timelapse, Labyrinths and Echoes - have gained more than 13 million streams worldwide and include imaginative new arrangements of music by David Bowie, The Smiths, Brian Eno, The Velvet Underground, Radiohead, Joy Division, Frank Zappa and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. The orchestra regularly works with artists from the worlds of folk, rock, jazz, tango and klezmer recognising that the traditional barriers between musical styles are increasingly irrelevant. Our latest album Earthcycle highlights the issue of climate change and features a new version of The Four Seasons by Jazz/Baroque composer David Gordon and traditional folk songs performed by Jackie Oates.

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