Hey Music Mag - Issue 3 - December 2018

UPFRONT INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BJÖRK TO PREMIERE
NEW SHOW AT THE SHED
Scheduled to open in spring 2019, new
Manhattan venue The Shed is “made to
commission, produce and present the full
spectrum of performing arts, visual arts
and pop culture”. It will feature the world
premiere of multidisciplinary artist Björk’s
new concert production Cornucopia as part
of its opening season.
While dates have yet to be released,
the Icelandic icon said she was “very
excited” to be involved, adding: “This
winter, I will prepare my most elaborate
stage concert yet, where the acoustic
and digital will shake hands, encouraged
by a bespoke team of collaborators.”
Those collaborators include seven-piece
female Icelandic flute ensemble Viibra, with
media artist Tobias Gremmler imagining
the digital visual design in an environment
created by stage designer Chloe Lamford.
The opening programme will also include
Soundtrack of America, a multi-dimensional,
multi-part concert series tracing the
connections between styles and genres
of African American music from the 17th
century to the present. It will highlight “how
this rich heritage – spiritual and blues, jazz
and gospel, R&B, rock & roll, house, hip-hop,
and trap – shines through in the thrilling work
of a new generation of young artists”.
12 DECEMBER 2018