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Entr'acte (or entracte [ɑ̃tʁakt]), means "between the acts" (German: Zwischenspiel and Zwischenakt, Italian: Intermezzo, Spanish: Intermedio). It can mean a pause between two parts of a stage production, synonymous to an intermission (this is nowadays the more common meaning in French), but it more often (in English) indicates a piece of music performed between acts of a theatrical production. In the case of stage musicals, the entr'acte serves as the overture of act 2 (and sometimes acts 3 and 4, as in Carmen). In films that were meant to be shown with an intermission, there was frequently a specially recorded entr'acte on the soundtrack between the first and second half of the film, although this practice has died out in recent years.
Originally entr'actes resulted from stage curtains being closed for set or costume changes: to fill time as not to halt the dramatic action, to make a transition from the mood of one act to the next, or to prevent the public from becoming restless. In front of the closed curtains, the action could be continued during these entr'actes, albeit involving only players with no scenery other than the curtain, and a minimum of props.
René Clair (1898-1981)/ Erik Satie (1866-1925): Entr'Acte (1924). Entr'acte (1924) is a short film directed by René Clair, which premiered as an entr'acte for the Ballets Suédois production Relâche at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Relâche is based on a book and with settings by Francis Picabia, produced by Rolf de Maré, and with choreography by Jean Börlin. The music for both the ballet and the film was composed by Erik Satie. For this production, the Dadaists collaborating on the project invented a new mode of production: instantanéisme. The complete film takes about 20 minutes using such techniques as watching people run in slow motion, watching things happen in reverse, looking at a ballet dancer from underneath, watching an egg over a fountain of water get shot and insta...
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Amazing solo of Entr'acte from Bizet's Carmen, played by Emmanuel Pahud, the best flute-player in the world. This is an extract of amazing Silvesterkonzert-2010's DVD with Berliner Philharmoniker. http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/0734631 Sheet music: http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/usimg/f/ff/IMSLP50091-PMLP64163-Bizet-CarmenSte1.Flute.pdf
from The Cinematic Orchestra Presents In Motion #1
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