Damon Albarn to write for Chinese circus
Damon Albarn to write for Chinese circus
Gorillaz honour
http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/24213
Damon Albarn is writing the music for a Chinese circus production.
The work is due to get its debut at the inaugural Manchester International
Festival next June.
The Blur/Gorillaz singer recently returned from several weeks spent travelling
across China, where he recorded with a variety of local musicians. He is now
back in London working on the tapes and turning the raw material into a score.
The production, called 'Monkey: Journey to the West', is based on the
traditional Chinese story 'The Monkey King' and the stage set is being
designed by Albarn's Gorillaz colleague, Jamie Hewlett.
After the show's Manchester debut, it will be staged in Paris and Berlin.
The show, directed by Chinese theatre director Chen Shi-Zheng, will also
feature Shaolin monks and singers from the Peking Opera.
Albarn is on a deadline to finish the score before the end of the year, but
will interrupt work on the project to make his live debut with his new and
untitled band at London's Roundhouse on October 26.
The band -as previously reported on NME.COM - includes ex-Clash bassist
Paul Simonon, African drumming legend Tony Allen and former Verve keyboard
player Simon Tong. The group's debut album, 'The Good, The Bad and The Queen',
will be released in the New Year.
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