Metropolis Remix

Metropolis Remix: Live is a performance version of Fritz Lang’s 1927 dystopian film, Metropolis, which has become one of the cornerstones in 20th and 21st century art. In the original, Lang portrayed a society deeply divided by class distinctions – the workers vs. the ruling class. The story is not only timeless, but the visuals are breath-taking, and artists, sculptors, film makers, dancers and comic book artist have been quoting – if not outright stealing – from it since its premiere. Sound and artists and musicians, too, return again and again to the film, scoring and rescoring the movie with jazz, heavy metal, techno and ambient soundtracks.

Live performances occurred at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee; Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky; The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland; Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virgina; and Elon University in Elon, North Carolina.

Installations based upon the performance existed at Western Kentucky University and Elon University. Metropolis Remix was also included in Sight Sound Interaction 2.0 at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Metropolis Remix: Live was a collaborative effort as part of [ fladry + jones ] with music and sound by Kell Black aka DJ Black Noise. [October 2006, March 2007]