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.