Performance

Silent Clowns Film Series: Laurel & Hardy - The Final Silents

1 upcoming performance in New York

At Symphony Space, the Silent Clowns Film Series turns to Laurel & Hardy’s last silent-era shorts, screened with live musical accompaniment. Featured performers include Ani DiFranco, Tony Trischka, Abby Jimenez, Annabelle Gurwitch, and Caro Claire Burke, shaping each program in real time against the films’ careful physical timing. The series draws on a New York tradition of repertory silent-film presentation, where live performance restores the social conditions these comedies were made for. One critical point lands plainly: the duo’s restraint, as much as their chaos, is what still reads on screen.