Performance

Whiplash

0 upcoming performances in New York

Damien Chazelle’s *Whiplash* (2014) follows a young percussion student whose drive for mastery collides with an instructor who uses humiliation and control as teaching tools. The film treats tempo, discipline, and fear as narrative engines, turning rehearsal rooms into pressure chambers. At Town Hall, its score is presented in a live classical performance by a classical ensemble, reframing the story’s obsession with precision through concert-hall clarity. One clear insight lingers: the film asks whether greatness can be taught without damage.