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David Bowie's 'Stage' Immersive Concert Experience to World Premiere at Berlin Film Festival
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In Short: The Berlin Film Festival will world premiere Brett Morgen's immersive concert experience 'Stage,' featuring previously unseen footage of David Bowie.
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The Berlin Film Festival has announced that it will world premiere Brett Morgen’s immersive concert experience, 'Stage,' during its 77th edition in the city’s 17,000-capacity Uber Arena venue.
'Stage' combines large-scale projections and transparent LED screens with an elaborate lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, who has worked with The Rolling Stones and Elton John.
The concert footage, from a 1978 performance celebrating Bowie’s 'Heroes' album, has remained untouched in the David Bowie archives for almost 50 years.
Tickets for 'Stage' go on sale on October 30 at 9am GMT and 10am CET.
The production is a collaboration between Rob Hallett’s Wonderworld, the David Bowie Estate, and Morgen.
'Stage' was first authorized by Bowie’s estate for its world premiere in Cannes in 2022.
The immersive experience is further enhanced by a specially created sound mix from Academy Award winner Paul Massey, using state-of-the-art 7.1 surround technology and spatial audio design.
The Berlinale director, Tricia Tuttle, called the event 'a dream come true' for the festival.
The production promises to be 100% faithful to Bowie’s legacy while making his genius accessible to global fans and a new generation.
The Chenab Times reports that 'Stage' will combine previously unseen concert footage with a sophisticated interplay of immersive sound and light.
The multi-sensory presentation aims to transport attendees directly into the heart of Bowie’s legendary performances, offering a unique perspective on his enduring impact on music and culture.
The 77th Berlin International Film Festival runs from February 16 to February 26, 2024.
What this adds
The Chenab Times provided additional details about the technical aspects of the production, emphasizing the multi-sensory experience.
NPR reported on the broader context of the Berlin Film Festival, noting its accessibility and the festival's physical media fair.
What's confirmed
- The Berlin Film Festival has announced it will world premiere U.S. documentarian Brett Morgen ’s immersive concert experience David Bowie “Stage ” during its 77th edition in the city’s 17,000-capacity Uber Arena venue.
- “David Bowie has bestowed upon us an extraordinary treasure, an unprecedented concert experience that has yet to be witnessed,” said live entertainment veteran and former AEG International President Hallet.
- The new three-screen immersive experience combines large-scale projections and transparent LED screens with an elaborate lighting design by lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe, whose credits include collaborations with The Rolling Stones and Elton John.
- The production is further enhanced by a specially created sound mix from Academy Award winner Paul Massey (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Michael,” “Moonage Daydream”).
What's still developing
- The spirit of late pop and rock icon David Bowie is set to return to Berlin, the city he called home in the mid-1970s.
- RIVERS: I take the Chicago's L train to the Lincoln Park neighborhood, where the AMC theater is screening some of the more than 100 films in competition.
- She said that after the COVID pandemic, they wanted to broaden the festival's accessibility.
- The longest running competitive film festival in North America isn't in Los Angeles or New York, it's in Chicago.
- RIVERS: I sit next to Ian Robertson Kibbe from Kartemquin Films, the U.S.'s oldest documentary production company.
- Nearby, I took part in the festival's physical media fair, a first.
- Morgen came across the previously unseen footage 10 years ago while working on the Grammy Award-winning documentary film Moonage Daydream, and the idea of making it into a showcase of its own emerged in 2018.
- He also lit Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones’ concert documentary Shine a Light, which opened the Berlinale in 2006.
- Paul Massey, the Academy Award-winning sound mixer of Bohemian Rhapsody (and 11-time Oscar nominee), created a special sound mix for Stages to give the audience the experience of being at the center of a live David Bowie concernt.
- Directed by Brett Morgen, known for his acclaimed 2015 documentary “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,” “Stage” promises a cinematic and auditory journey.