Right in the Eye (En plein dans l'œil) from composer-scenographer Jean-François Alcoléa is a live concert designed as a soundtrack to a montage of silent films by French Legion of Honour recipient George Méliès (1861–1938), considered to be one of the inventors of cinematography and the greatest fictional fantasist of his era. Right in the Eye introduces audiences to the wonderful world of Méliès, inspired by his multiple universes, combining music and sound compositions, lighting, still images and moving pictures. The performance is the musical brainchild of composer-scenographer Jean-François Alcoléa who has created a magical show where a multi-layered, evocative and intricate score complements and enhances Méliès silent films.
It features a trio of virtuoso musicians performing live as the films are projected -- and are almost a show in themselves as they conjure music from an extraordinary array of instruments: basics like piano and its soundboard, percussion and guitar; fantastic oddities like the aquaphone (ocean harp), theremin, melodica, glockenspiel; and mundane objects like stemware, circular saws, whistles and even plastic flying plates and take-out lids. Right in the Eye adds a wealth of timbres, sounds and musical colors to a mesmerizing score and panoply of unexpected sound effects that expertly evoke the technical wizardry, hilarity, and stream of invention bequeathed to cinema by Méliès.
COVID-19 Safety Information:
Masks are optional but encouraged.
Show Finder
Right in the Eye
Opening Date: Mar 3, 2023
Closing Date: Mar 3, 2023
Running Time: 01:15
Playing @
Margaret Williams Theatre at New Jersey City University
2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Show Notes: No intermission
Performance Schedule
FRIDAY, MARCH 3 @ 7:30 PM
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$15.00 - $15.00
Accessibility
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Assisted Listening System
None on premises -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevators are available for all the levels, located at the south side of Hepburn Hall. -
Entrance
Wheelchair ramps located at the entrance facing John F Kennedy Blvd, and the entrance facing Culver Ave -
Folding Armrests
None on premises -
Parking
Parking is available in the garage on Culver Avenue. -
Restroom
All the bathrooms have at least one stall that is larger to accommodate wheelchairs, bathrooms are located at the basement, the lobby and the balcony level. -
Telephone
None on premises -
Water Fountain
Water fountains are available -
Wheelchair Info
Margaret Williams Theatre is wheelchair accessible. The seats are located at row A and the back corner of both left and right side of the theater.
