PARIS QUI DORT | Cine Concert

Date and Time: Friday, 24 October 2025, 7pm to 8:30pm

Entry: Register for free at forms.gle/UgEitU17ruYXn7gr7 

Venue: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003, India
Landmark: Next to the Annexe building of India International Centre
Venue Info: About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Violet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
Area: Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description: 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.

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.

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