The Art of Storytelling: Literature, Film, and Music in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"

Two men in a scientific laboratory. One is sitting down at a desk and wearing a vest and shirtsleeves. The other is standing behind him holding a cane and wearing a top hat. The two are gazing at something on the desk.

Join us on Friday, November 13, at 12:00 p.m. for a panel discussion exploring the intersection of literature, film, and music in the 1920 silent film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

This free talk serves as a preview discusison for "The Sound of Storytelling: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," a live-to-picture performance of the 1920 silent film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Bailey Hall on Friday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature a live score performed in synchronization with the film by Cornell Orchestra students and led by Sheldon Mirowitz and conductor Gabriela Gómez Estévez,

Moderated by Director of Orchestras Gabriela Gómez Estévez, the conversation will bring together creative and academic collaborators to discuss the film's adaptation, the development of its original live orchestral score, and how this interdisciplinary project came to life.

Panelists will include:

Andrew Hill, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Literatures in English

Sheldon Mirowitz, Composer and Professor of Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music

Jeffrey Palmer, Associate Professor of Performing & Media Arts

Gabriela Gómez Estévez (moderator), Assistant Professor in the Department of Music and Director of Orchestras

Free admission! All are welcome and no tickets or pre-registration are required.

Presented by the Cornell Orchestras and the Department of Music in collaboration with Cornell Cinema and Wharton Studio Museum as part of Silent Movie Month in Ithaca.

The project is sponsored by a grant from the Cornell Council for the Arts.