Duration of each session: approximately 1 hour
Films shown in French, no subtitles
Projection de films : Pierre Boulez
The audiovisual resources of IRCAM contain numerous documents related to major works that came into being within the institute. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Pierre Boulez’s birth in 2025, ManiFeste is offering, alongside its main programming, a selection of films to document the creative context of his major work, Répons, through films by Olivier Mille, Georges Zenatti, and Robert Cahen.
Program
Wednesday, June 11, 6:30pm
Musique en temps réel : autour de Pierre Boulez (lit. Real-Time Music: Focus On Pierre Boulez) by Olivier Mille
Rehearsals of Dialogue de l'ombre double and Répons, filmed in the Gallet quarry in Avignon. Featuring the voices of Pierre Boulez, Andrew Gerzso, Philippe Albera. 29 minutes, 1988
Écoutez votre siècle 9 : Répons, genèse d'une œuvre (lit. Listen to Your Century 9: Répons, Genesis of a Work) by Georges Zenatti
Interviews with Pierre Boulez conducted by Dominique Jameux, musicologist at IRCAM and at the National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou. 26 minutes, 1984
Monday, June 23, 6:30pm
Pierre Boulez : Naissance d'un geste (lit. Pierre Boulez: Birth of a Gesture) by Olivier Mille
Orchestral conducting course with Pierre Boulez. 55 minutes, 1989
Saturday, June 28, 5pm
La Symphonie mécanique (The Mechanical Symphony) — restored version by Jean Mitry 11 minutes, 1955
Boulez – Répons by Robert Cahen
Répons by Pierre Boulez, a work for six soloists, instrumental ensemble, and electroacoustic setup, premiered in 1981. Robert Cahen films the musicians of the Ensemble intercontemporain, adds waves, foliage, and reworks this visual material. He cuts, slows down, multiplies, bursts the image apart, creating a fantastical universe that emphasizes the timeless and almost impressionistic quality of the music. 42 minutes, 1985