Tix: Late night at Disney Hall

The L.A. Philharmonic is again making two tickets available free to LA Observed Insiders for a special performance at Disney Hall. On Saturday May 26, starting at 10 pm and running until 3 am, the Shadow of Stalin series will present the world premiere of Pravda, billed as a "progressive exploration of the sounds, sights, and philosophies of the Stalin era" through DJs, VJs, artists and musicians.

ImageAmon Tobin, Cut Chemist, DJ Spooky, J-Rocc, Peanut Butter Wolf, and Mumbles & Gone Beyond with special guests dublab soundsystem, collaborate to remix the music of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Mosolov, complemented by improvised visuals from iconic Russian films, painting live onstage by Norton Wisdom, and mobile video projection produced by MC This. Film footage from Battleship Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky, The Cranes are Flying, and Soy Cuba, as well as rare clips from Russian documentaries, interviews, and propaganda films give a historical reference point against modern interpretations of Russian culture. Additional special guest artists to be announced.

At midnight, Christoph Bull gives a special dramatic organ performance, and for the first time since Leon Theremin conducted the original ten Theremin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 1932, the concert is recreated with ten theremin players on the stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall. In celebration of the birth date of the late, the evening also features a special tribute to Moog, whose company is the leading manufacturer of theremins today.

The first LA Observed Insider who wants to go — and who hasn't claimed a freebie yet — gets the pair of tickets. Email.

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