Gadaffi the Urban Myth
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Posted: 06 September 2006 Gadaffi the Urban Myth – the latest English National Opera (ENO) production opens this week at the Coliseum. Music is by the Asian Dub Foundation and choreography by Hakeem Onibudo – founder of hip hop company Impact Dance. It has been something of a change of direction for him
“The last project I worked on was the Pet Shop Boys' world tour, along with Es, the designer. We were the artistic directors for that, but here I've had to be the one asking: "What do you want?"” Read more on the background to all the artistic team in the Guardian, 1 Sep.
Although the publicity says Gadaffi highlights their ‘commitment to commissioning high-quality work with a cross-cultural and contemporary relevance’ Artistic Director John Berry is quite open about the fact that it is hoped that this will be a lure for new audiences: “The word opera is a major problem with potential audiences. Friends of mine from a jazz or pop background say that the word opera itself puts them off," Read more in the Guardian, 6 September .
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