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4K Film: David Byrne’s American Utopia
Midlands Arts CentreCannon Hill Park, Birmingham
Thu 27 Aug · 19:15
About this event
In his wildly popular Broadway show American Utopia, David Byrne delivers an exhilarating rush of iconic songs, infectious energy and pure theatrical joy. Spike Lee transforms the celebrated production into an electrifying cinematic experience bursting with astounding performances, inventive choreography and political urgency. Flowing like an iridescent dream vision, the film fuses work by James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters with exhilarating renditions of Byrne’s solo work and Talking Heads classics. Joyous, urgent and utterly crowd-pleasing, Byrne and his co-performers light up the screen and burn down the house.
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