German Events NYCEggeling / Grant / Jacobs & Fleischner — Essential Cinema
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- Anthology Film Archives
Viking Eggeling’s Berlin-made abstract film Symphonie diagonale opens a program of early experiments with rhythm, color and performance.
Plan your visit
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003, Manhattan, New York City
About this event
Viking Eggeling’s Symphonie diagonale turns geometric shapes into visual rhythm in a pioneering abstract film made in Germany. Anthology pairs it with Dwinell Grant’s Composition #2 Contrathemis, Stop Motion Tests and Color Sequence, followed by Ken Jacobs and Bob Fleischner’s Blonde Cobra, featuring Jack Smith.
The Essential Cinema program runs approximately 60 minutes, with silent and sound works presented on film. Admission is free for Anthology members; other viewers need a ticket.
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Why it belongs on GermanEvents
Mixed program includes Viking Eggeling’s Symphonie diagonale, made in Germany in 1924.