DALLAS – More than 100 years after the release of D. W. Griffith’s epic THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915), performance artist and musician Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, has applied a DJ mix to one of the most revered and yet also reviled films ever made. He will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at The Texas Theatre in Dallas.
His performance is part of the 29th Dallas VideoFest activities, which begin at 8 p.m. tonight with Dallas Chamber Symphony's season opener and world premiere of a new score for the 1927 silent film SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS at Dallas City Performance Hall and end Oct. 23. Tickets for Miller’s performance are $15-$20 and are available at
prekindle.com/festival/search/Rebirth/id/24545708307309960.
Miller’s reading of the overt racism depicted in a Reconstruction-era South hurtles Griffith’s images into the 21st Century, a socio-political landscape that has evolved beyond all expectations.
SYZYGY Quartet is the name of the Meadows New Music Ensemble, directed by Dr. Lane Harder. It performs the music of living composers, creating high-quality encounters with new music that are innovative, engaging, and relevant to a diverse audience.
The Texas Theatre is at 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.