When David Byrne gets involved in a live performance, you know you’re in for something special. It doesn’t need to be mentioned that the Talking Heads‘ “Stop Making Sense” is one of the greatest concert documentaries of all time. Now, the musician and artist has a whole new experience to share with audiences on the big screen.
Back in 2015, Bryne tapped fellow musicians for a project that would marry great artists with color guard teams to create something that truly defies description. “Contemporary Color” is the result, and the new trailer has landed. Here’s the synopsis:
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In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to celebrate the creativity of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers, colloquially known as “the sport of the arts.” Byrne recruited performers including the likes of St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Devonté Hynes, Zola Jesus, Ad-Rock, tUnE-yArDs, and Ira Glass to collaborate on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the US and Canada. The result is CONTEMPORARY COLOR, a bold and irrepressible snapshot of a one-of-a-kind live performance.
Directed by Bill and Turner Ross (“Western,”Tchoupitoulas“), “Contemporary Color” opens on March 1st at the IFC Center in New York City, and across the country in the following weeks.