PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project announces a series of three films to be screened on Fridays during the month of April.
The series, “Shhh! Friday Night at the (Silent) Movies!” celebrates the genre of the silent film and will culminate in a performance by Circus Smirkus Founder Rob Mermin, who will present his one-man, multimedia show, “Silents are Golden” on Friday, April 20.
“Given the surge of interest in silent films, evidenced by The Artist taking best picture at the Oscars, we thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the genre with our first series of silents,” said Julian McBrowne, Next Stage's program manager and a member of the nonprofit's board of directors. “For most of us, this represents the first opportunity to see these classic silent films on the big screen as they were first seen back in 1926.”
The April series will kick off on Friday, April 6 with the 1926 classic Flesh and the Devil, starring Greta Garbo, followed on April 13 with Buster Keaton in The General. Both films screen at 7 p.m., with admission by donation ($5 suggested).
The series culminates with Mermin's show, which celebrates the art of physical acting. It has been performed all over the world and includes clips of 100 silent films meticulously woven together by Mermin. Tickets are $12 ($10 for students and seniors).
More information is available at www.nextstagearts.org and facebook.com/nextstagearts.