Direct from France, CCA presents Right In The Eye, a live music and film concert that accompanies a delightful, whimsical montage of silent films by George Méliès (1861 – 1938), considered to be one of the inventors of cinematography.

This production is the musical brainchild of Jean-François Alcoléa, who has created a magical show where a multi-layered, evocative and intricate score complements and interprets the otherwise silent films.

A trio of virtuoso musicians are almost a show in themselves, as they conjure music from an extraordinary array of instruments: basics like piano, percussion and guitar; fantastic oddities like the aquaphone (ocean harp), theremin and melodica; and mundane objects like stemware, circular saws, and even plastic take-out lids. The mesmerizing score and panoply of unexpected sound expertly evokes the technical wizardry, hilarity, and stream of invention bequeathed to cinema by Méliès.