Michael Nyman

Sergei Eisenstein’s iconic silent film Battleship Potemkin (1925) is acknowledged as one of the greatest films of all time. It dramatises the naval mutiny in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potyomkin rebelled against their brutal Tsarist officers, precipitating a street demonstration and a massacre. The film’s startling visual language and unforgettable sequences delivered a blow to the solar plexus of the film industry and changed the history of cinema.

Michael Nyman and his band give the UK premiere of his new score, full of raw, intense energy. Plus there’s a chance to hear selected music from Nyman’s famous scores for Peter Greenaway films, including The Draughtsman’s Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts, and Prospero’s Books.