BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23008@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:🎬 Cavia in Concert: The General (1926) with live score by the Joost Buis Trio 🎶 at Nassaukerk DTSTAMP:20260527T211407Z DTSTART:20260619T180000Z DESCRIPTION:After becoming an instant classic with its first two sold out e ditions\, Cavia in\nConcert\, our series of film and music performances or ganized in the amazing hall\nof the Nassaukerk in collaboration with Podiu m Nassau\n[https://podiumnassau.nl/]\, comes back once again before the su mmer break.\n\nIn this edition\, taking place during the celebrations for the Nassaukerk’s 100th\nanniversary\, we bring you another legendary film from 1926: The General\, by\nBuster Keaton! \n\nAfter initially becoming a bust and a big setback in Keaton’s career\, The\nGeneral has been reevalu ated and is now considered one of the most significant\nfilms of the silen t era.\n\nFamously described by Orson Welles as "the greatest comedy ever made\, the\ngreatest Civil War film ever made\, and perhaps the greatest f ilm ever made”\, The\nGeneral tells the story of the Great Locomotive Chas e\, an episode out of the\nAmerican Civil War. This contributed to its con troversial status\, representing\nan example of American cinema’s fascinat ion with the American Confederacy.\nStill\, the film is universally celebr ated as one of the greatest examples of\ncomedy in the history of film.\n\ nThe film was chosen by Joost Buis\, improvisational trombonist and lap gu itarist\,\nwho has been at the forefront of Amsterdam’s jazz scene since t he 1980s\, and who\nnow is among the leading musicians of the Zaal 100’s l egendary Jazz Café. And\nZaal 100 is exactly where the ensemble who will b e performing the film formed. \n\nHeaded by Joost Buis\, legendary trombon ist and bandleader who has made his mark\nin the Amsterdam improvisation s cene for the past 40 years\, the group is also\ncomposed by Kristján Marti nsson\, who will be at the piano\, and Yung-Tuan Ku\, at\nthe percussions. Bringing together the mix of structure and improvisation\ntypical of the Amsterdam improvisation and jazz music scene\, they are bound to\ngive us the right mood to celebrate the 100 years of Nassaukerk and the whole\ncre ative community of the Staatsliedenbuurt.\n\nAll and all\, come to church with us and make sure not to miss this event for the\nages!\n\n\nTickets: €8 (or Cineville)\nAvailable for pre-sale HERE [https://filmhuis-cavia.sum upstore.com/].\n\nThe event will NOT take place in Filmhuis Cavia\, but in the Nassaukerk: De\nWittenkade 111.\n\nDoors & bar open at 19:15\, film s tarts at 20:00. \n  URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cavia-in-concert-the-general-1926-with- live-score-by-the-joost-buis-trio-at-nassaukerk GEO:52.381974;4.8703107 LOCATION:Filmhuis Cavia - Van Hallstraat 52-1\, 1051 HH Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,comedy,community,concert,film,improv,jazz,live,mu sic,performance,piano,staatsliedenbuurt,stories X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

After becoming an instant classic with its first two sold out editions, Cavia in Concert, our series of film and musi c performances organized in the amazing hall of the Nassaukerk in collabor ation with Podium Nassa u, comes back once again before the summer break.

In this editi on, taking place during the celebrations for the Nassaukerk’s 100th annive rsary, we bring you another legendary film from 1926: The General , by Buster Keaton! 

After initially becoming a bust and a big setback in Keaton’s career, The General has been reevaluated and is now considered one of the most significant films of the silent era.

Famously described by Orson Welles as "the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made”, The General tells the story of the Great Locomotive Chase , an episode out of the American Civil War. This contributed to its contro versial status, representing an example of American cinema’s fascination w ith the American Confederacy. Still, the film is universally celebrated as one of the greatest examples of comedy in the history of film.

The film was chosen by Joost Buis, improvisational trombonis t and lap guitarist, who has been at the forefront of Amsterdam’s jazz sce ne since the 1980s, and who now is among the leading musicians of the Zaal 100’s legendary Jazz Café. And Zaal 100 is exactly where the ensemble who will be performing the film formed. 

Headed by Joost Buis, le gendary trombonist and bandleader who has made his mark in the Amsterdam i mprovisation scene for the past 40 years, the group is also composed by Kristján Martinsson, who will be at the piano, and Yung-Tuan Ku, at the percussions. Bringing together the mix of st ructure and improvisation typical of the Amsterdam improvisation and jazz music scene, they are bound to give us the right mood to celebrate the 100 years of Nassaukerk and the whole creative community of the Staatsliedenb uurt.

All and all, come to church with us and make sure not to miss this event for the ages!


Tickets: €8 (or Cine ville)
Available for pre-sale HERE.

The event will NOT take place in Filmhuis Cavia, but in the Nassaukerk: De Wittenkade 111.

Doors &am p; bar open at 19:15, film starts at 20:00. 
 

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