On Wednesday, October 9, at 8 PM Eastern US time, I’ll livestream the 1920 silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with my live accompaniment. This early horror film deals with a showman who controls a sleepwalker, making him commit murders. Or at least it seems that way. Nothing is quite real in this movie, which is as famous for its bizarre landscapes and buildings as for its story. Conrad Veidt, who plays the sleepwalker, is probably best known to modern audiences as Major Strasser in Casablanca.

As usual, I’ll improvise most of the music. However, there’s one classical piece which suits the movie so well that I’ll incorporate an excerpt from it.
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