Ring Festival LA Screenings: Sing Faster: The Stagehand’s Ring Cycle April 17, 2010

Co-presented with Sundance Film Festival
One could scarcely imagine a more energizing or enlightening introduction to Wagner’s "Der Ring des Nibelungen" than Jon Else's documentary. Else's camera and expert editing depict a world that teeters on the brink of chaos.
–San Francisco Examiner

Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle captures Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle from the union stagehands' point of view. These behind-the-scenes stars lead us through their own version of Wagner's operatic spectacle as they perform astonishing feats of stagecraft, trade off-stage banter, and offer an insider’s perspective on a strange and complex 19th-century operatic tradition. A Q&A with director Jon Else will follow the screening.

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required.

Official Website: http://hammer.ucla.edu/calendar/detail/type/program/id/468