PARIS QUI DORT | Cine Concert
Step into a frozen Paris as René Clair’s 1924 classic Paris qui dort comes alive with Stéphane Scharlé’s electrifying live soundtrack on augmented drums.
Date: 24th October | Time: 7 pm
Venue: ML Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
FREE ENTRY BY REGISTRATION
A sleeping Paris, frozen in time by a mysterious ray… and a watchman perched atop the Eiffel Tower who wakes to find himself in a motionless city. René Clair’s Paris qui dort (The Crazy Ray), restored in 4K by the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in 2018 and considered the first French science-fiction film, is reborn in this cine-concert led by Stéphane Scharlé, drummer and leader of the acclaimed French jazz collective OZMA.
For his first solo film-concert, Scharlé deploys his unique invention — the Augmented Drum — blending acoustic drumming with loops, electronic textures, and improvisation. The result: a hypnotic, modern soundtrack that brings new life to Clair’s 1924 masterpiece.
About Stéphane Scharlé
Drummer, composer, and artistic director of La Compagnie Tangram, Stéphane Scharlé has performed more than 500 concerts worldwide with OZMA, collaborating across jazz, dance, film, and visual arts.
With the Augmented Drum — a revolutionary hybrid instrument — he generates loops, electronic sounds, and layered effects in real time, creating a sonic universe that oscillates between minimal electro, repetitive music, and free-form jazz.
