Max Richter's Sleep 10th Anniversary Screening

  • Cinema
  • Contemporary Music
  • Playhouse
  • Run time – 99 minutes
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From album to screen: Max Richter’s epic lullaby celebrates its tenth anniversary

United States | 2019 | English | Documentary/Music

Originally released in 2015, Max Richter’s epic eight-hour album Sleep is a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the modern world - a study of the universal experience of sleep that unites us all.

The accompanying documentary follows the acclaimed composer and musician, and his creative partner, artist and BAFTA winning filmmaker Yulia Mahr, as they navigate an ambitious performance of his celebrated 8-hour opus Sleep at an open-air concert in Los Angeles.

The all-night performances of Sleep have become distinctive cultural events that challenge how we experience music; blurring the lines between concert and art installation and taking place in the world’s most iconic settings such as the Sydney Opera House, Philharmonie de Paris and The Great Wall of China.

Emmy-nominated director Natalie Johns weaves in Mahr’s personal archive and performance footage to create a rich portrait of a shared artistic process, along with contributions that illuminate both the science and story behind the work.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

Event details

A beguiling film … a rebuke to the frantic pace of our modern age

The Guardian

Credits

Natalie Johns
Writer & Director

Yulia Mahr
Personal and Performance Film Archive

Max Richter
Composer 

American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Strings 

Grace Davidson
Soprano 

Emily Brausa Clarice Jensen
Cello 

Isabel Hagen
Viola 

Ben Russell Andrew Tholl
Violin

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Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
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