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Wordless Music Series pairs Metropolis Ensemble and indie sensation Deerhoof for a night of music under the stars.

Ronen Givony’s trademark mix of contemporary classical, post-rock, and electronica is staged at Celebrate Brooklyn for an expected audience of 10,000. Metropolis Ensemble’s THE RITE: REMIXED explodes the boundaries of live electro-classical music. Also on the program, Romaneiro’s TWO-PART BELIEF, soprano Hila Plitmann.

Hila Plitmann soprano

Ricardo Romaneiro composer

Ryan Francis composer

Leo Leite engineer

Andrew Cyr Artistic Director / Conductor

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About the RITE: RemixED

Ricardo Romaneiro joins forces with Ryan Francis and Leo Leite to re-conceptualize the most revolutionary work of the 20th Century, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, through the lens of the latest sounds and technology from electronica. Combined with acoustic forces of a huge percussion and brass ensemble, two keyboards, two laptops, and electric bass, The Rite: Remixed will fuse a futuristic, rhythm-inspired sonic tableaux with a hyper-kinetic visual show.

About Deerhoof

The mercurial SF experimentalists Deerhoof, "the most creative band in indie rock today," (LA Weekly) forge a distinctive sound out of sophisticated improvisation, fierce dissonance, and weirdly catchy melodies.

Celebrate Brooklyn!

One of New York City's longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals, Celebrate Brooklyn attracts internationally-acclaimed performers and emerging, cutting-edge artists in music, dance, word, and film.

Wordless Music series

Metropolis Ensemble and The Rite: Remixed appear as part of the Wordless Music Series, which puts popular and classical artists together to tear down boundaries between performers and audiences of each. "At the moment, there is no more inventive music series in New York" (Alex Ross, The New Yorker).