David Byrne American Utopia Poster

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David byrne american utopia poster. It is a show that includes music dance mime performance. It is the intersection of two artists spike lee and david byrne who have been interrogating how we connect through art for decades. Directed by spike lee the film debuts saturday october 17th at 8 00. Talking heads superstar david byrne brings his acclaimed rock spectacle american utopia back to broadway.

Thirty six years ago byrne and the talking heads made one of the best concert films of all time in jonathan demme s landmark stop making sense. American utopia is a 2020 american concert film directed and produced by spike lee from a screenplay by david byrne the film is a live recording of a broadway performance of a modified version of the album american utopia by byrne featuring byrne alongside 11 musicians. The filmed version of david byrne s acclaimed broadway show american utopia has a new trailer ahead of its arrival on hbo. Watch the official trailer below.

David byrne and spike lee consider the oxymoron of american utopia american utopia lee s film of the stage show recontextualizes some of byrne s greatest hits as musings on modern. In 2019 david byrne opened the live concert american utopia. Byrne recently told nbc s seth meyers. It had its world premiere at the 2020 toronto international film festival on september 10 2020.

David byrne asked me to join him in concert to invite me into his magnificent world of american utopia lee said in a statement. David byrne s american utopia is a joyous expression of art empathy and compassion. This dazzling jubilant and rapturous new york times critic s pick featuring altogether astonishing choreography by annie b parson the new york times with tony nominated alex timbers director of moulin rouge serving as production consultant will be announcing. David byrne s american utopia will be released on hbo and hbo max on october 17.

It is my honor and privilege that my art brother mr. Spike lee directed david byrne s american utopia heading to universal pcg for international distribution. The hbo adaptation arrives at a good time.