Basil Twist's Underwater Masterwork SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Is Now A Film
SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE - Basil Twist's now-legendary underwater puppet production set in a 1,000-gallon fish tank - will be released as a film on VIDEO ON DEMAND December 18, it has been announced by Mr. Twist, who makes his full-length film directorial debut. Created for the theater by Mr. Twist in 1998, SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE is set to the celebrated classic score of Hector Berlioz's 19th century composition.
The film of SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE was shot during several live performances in front of an audience in 2018 when Mr. Twist's acclaimed adaptation of SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE was revived at the HERE Arts Center in NYC on the occasion of the work's 20th anniversary. That production marked the first time Twist's creation had been performed to live musical accompaniment; piano virtuoso Christopher O'Riley was the accompanist, and appears in the hour-long film.