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Silents at the Senate Presents: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
May
9
8:00 PM20:00
Movie

Silents at the Senate Presents: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

PROUDLY PART OF THE 2025 ARAB FILM FESTIVAL!

TICKETS COMING SOON!

Doors – 7:00 PM  

Film – 8:00 PM  

Tickets - $15

1hr 6min | NR | Family/Adventure | Germany 

Live Organ Accompaniment by John Lauter 

Presented with the Arab American National Museum and the Arab Film Festival 

Complimentary ma'amoul (Arabic cookie) included with admission!

 

 

Silents at the Senate, along with our partners at the Arab American National Museum and the Arab Film Festival, is proud to present The Adventures of Prince Achmed with live organ accompaniment by John Lauter!  

This magical tale, the world’s oldest surviving animated feature film, is a landmark of cinematic history—a work of artistry and innovation. Combining several stories from One Thousand and One Nights, the film's depictions of Arab and Muslim cultures demonstrate how folktales from Southwest Asia circulated around the globe for centuries,. It will surely delight audiences of all ages with its whimsical story of adventure, sorcery and transformation. 

 

Director Lotte Reiniger and her small team of animators spent three years in the attic of a garage making this timeless fantasia, developing and utilizing a then cutting-edge multiplane camera to change cardboard, paint, metal, light, (and even soap) into a reverie of character and setting. Nearly a century later, their ornately designed animated puppet show remains as vital as ever. 

 

And with the immediacy of live musical accompaniment from a Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ, enhancing the action and emotions on screen in real time, this picture from long ago will never feel more alive! 

 

 

 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

 

 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue 

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Organ Pops Concert Featuring Tony O'Brien
May
19
3:00 PM15:00
Concerts

Organ Pops Concert Featuring Tony O'Brien

Doors - 2:00 PM 
Concert - 3:00 PM 
Tickets - $17 

 

The Detroit Theater Organ Society’s long running Organ Pops Concert series continues its 2024 season with yet another afternoon of songs and splendor at the Senate. This time around we’re combining the power of our Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, (the eighth largest ever constructed) with the talents of veteran organist, Tony O’Brien! 

Don’t miss your chance to experience the majesty, nuance and diversity of sounds that only a theater pipe organ can provide. 

Whether you are a lifelong theater organ enthusiast or just a curious music lover, we hope to see you there! 

 

About the Artist: 

Hailing from the Detroit area, Mr. O’Brien is a trained theater organist with a degree in classical organ and many years of concert experience both domestically and internationally. It is this pedigree that provides him with the ability to create a diverse and technically impressive set of musical sounds at the organ console. His versatility allows him to both put on an exciting organ concert and accompany a silent film with the requisite timing and emotional resonance.  

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue

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Star Wars: A New Hope
May
4
8:00 PM20:00
Movie

Star Wars: A New Hope

Doors – 7:00 PM 

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM 

Film – 8:00 PM 

Tickets - $6 

2hr 1min | PG | Sci-fi/Adventure | USA 

 

 

This Spring, in the year 2024, in this galaxy right here, the Senate implores you to join us in saying, “May the fourth be with you!” as we screen the film that started it all. 

Luke Skywalker begins a journey that will change the galaxy in Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope. Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begin Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of Darth Vader and the evil Empire. 

 

 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue

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