Recently, Tendayi performed as a background vocalist/dancer & original cast member of Specal Tony Award Winning David Byrne's America Utopia on Broadway as well as its World Tour since 2018 and HBO Film adaptation directed by Spike Lee. International dancer, choreographer, singer, & songwriter, Tendayi Kuumba is a graduate of North Atlanta High School of Performing Arts and Spelman College. David Byrne has been honored with an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy awards, along with Obie, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Theatre World awards for his work in the New York theater. Since 2010, David Byrne has spoken several times at TED Talks conferences.
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An advocate for cycling, Byrne designed a series of custom bike racks that were placed in different locations in New York City in 2008. In 2005, Playing the Building, an installation that turned buildings into playable musical instruments by connecting the structures electronically to a pipe organ debuted in Stockholm, followed by runs in London and New York. For theater and dance, Byrne has written music for Twyla Tharp’s Catherine Wheel (1981) In Spite of Wishing and Wanting, for Wim Vandekevbus’s Belgian dance company Ultima Vez Robert Wilson’s Civil Wars – The Knee Plays and The Forest (1988) and, Here Lies Love (2015) and Joan of Arc: Into the Fire (2017). Since leaving the Talking Heads, the band he co-founded in the 1970s, Byrne has released nine solo studio albums, most recently American Utopia (2018). Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, he grew up in North America and was educated at art schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Allan Williams serves as executive producer.David Byrne is a singer, songwriter, musician, film director and producer, author, lecturer, photographer and visual artist. Annie-B Parson provides choreography and musical staging.ĭavid Byrne’s American Utopia is produced by Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Patrick Catullo and Todomundo with Hal Luftig, Jonathan Reinis, Shira Friedman, Annapurna Theatre, Elizabeth Armstrong, Thomas Laub, Steven Rosenthal, Erica Lynn Schwartz, Matt Picheny, Steve Traxler, Len Blavatnik, Nonesuch Records, Warner Chappell Music, and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions.
Under the guidance of production consultant Alex Timbers ( Moulin Rouge!), the show features lighting design by Rob Sinclair, sound design by Pete Keppler, and musical direction by Karl Mansfield and Mauro Refosco. The film recently won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special and Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special. Oscar winner Spike Lee filmed the theatrical concert during the tail end of its Broadway run it premiered on HBO October 17, 2020. The acclaimed production received a Special Tony Award at the September 26 Tony Awards ceremony. The production recouped its initial $4 million investment in mid-December, 10 weeks after opening. The initial run opened October 20, 2019, and continued into 2020. The company standbys are Renée Albulario, Alena Ciera, Chris Eddleton, Evan Frierson, Abe Nouri, and Natalie Tenenbaum. Ticket holders for the canceled shows will be refunded at their original point of purchase.īyrne is joined on stage by returning band members Jacquelene Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman, Chris Giarmo, Tim Keiper, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Mauro Refosco, Stéphane San Juan, Angie Swan, and Bobby Wooten III. Performances are now scheduled to resume Wednesday, December 8 (the production does not offer performances Monday and Tuesday evenings). The production previously said it was not COVID-related. The December 1-3 performances had been canceled due to an illness in the company.
David Byrne’s American Utopia-which officially opened its return engagement October 17-has canceled its December 4 and 5 performances at Broadway's St.
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