The music of David Byrne’s mind
The TED Interview
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How Did You Come Up With the Moves for American Utopian?
I was watching the Spike Lee film version of American utopia over the weekend. And I think because I had just reread how music works, I was really paying attention to the choreography. We're now talking about not just some dancers dancing in front of the band or something like that, but everybody participates. So we worked with a choreographer, any B-person, and I've worked with her before. She is very good at teaching people,. kind of choreography that she has developed that is within their means to perform. But also working with non-dancers to turn their own movement into a type of choreography.
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