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The Mark of Zorro

Presented by The Long Center for the Performing Arts at The Long Center for the Performing Arts

January 30, 2011

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A blast from the past lives again! The classic 1920 movie swashbuckler featuring the great Douglas Fairbanks in the prototypical action hero role will be shown on the Long Center’s big screen, with the original film score performed live by Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Orchestra. A treat for film buffs and music fans alike!
 

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    The Long Center for the Performing Arts

    701 West Riverside Drive
    Austin, TX 78704

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    Info Phone: 512-474-LONG (5664)

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    Dates:
    January 30, 2011

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    4pm

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    • Event Name: The Mark of Zorro
      "Z Best Way to Watch Zorro!"
      Review posted by: Lassie from Austin, TX, Jan 31, 2011
      

      What a great way to step back in time – sitting in the Long Center’s theater listening to Rick Benjamin’s 11-piece orchestra as they tune their instruments, anticipating the start of the silent... Expand

      What a great way to step back in time – sitting in the Long Center’s theater listening to Rick Benjamin’s 11-piece orchestra as they tune their instruments, anticipating the start of the silent film, The Mark of Zorro. As conductor Rick Benjamin takes the podium, he instructs us to behave as the audiences did back in 1920 when the film was first released: boo and hiss when the villains are on the screen, cheer and clap when the hero (ZORRO!) appears, and sigh from the very depths of your soul when the heroine and Zorro finally proclaim their love for each other. Benjamin, having researched and found the original scores to many silent films, brings the film to life. It sets the bar for action-adventure films, being the first of that genre, and Douglas Fairbanks performs all of his stunts – no Hollywood stuntman, no CGI, no exploding scenes. When you see him tuck and roll, jump 20 feet to a window, scale the wall – call him the pioneer of early parkour. All in all, what a great show! Collapse

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    • Event Name: The Mark of Zorro
      "Z Best Way to Watch Zorro!"
      Review posted by: Lassie from Austin, TX, Jan 31, 2011
      

      What a great way to step back in time – sitting in the Long Center’s theater listening to Rick Benjamin’s 11-piece orchestra as they tune their instruments, anticipating the start of the silent... Expand

      What a great way to step back in time – sitting in the Long Center’s theater listening to Rick Benjamin’s 11-piece orchestra as they tune their instruments, anticipating the start of the silent film, The Mark of Zorro. As conductor Rick Benjamin takes the podium, he instructs us to behave as the audiences did back in 1920 when the film was first released: boo and hiss when the villains are on the screen, cheer and clap when the hero (ZORRO!) appears, and sigh from the very depths of your soul when the heroine and Zorro finally proclaim their love for each other. Benjamin, having researched and found the original scores to many silent films, brings the film to life. It sets the bar for action-adventure films, being the first of that genre, and Douglas Fairbanks performs all of his stunts – no Hollywood stuntman, no CGI, no exploding scenes. When you see him tuck and roll, jump 20 feet to a window, scale the wall – call him the pioneer of early parkour. All in all, what a great show! Collapse

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