Fela!
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Opened Sep 4, 2008
Closed Oct 4, 2008
Opened Sep 4, 2008
Closed Oct 4, 2008
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Bill T. Jones directs and choreographs the world premiere of Fela!, a new musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Featuring a book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones, Fela! features Kuti's rousing music performed live onstage by Antibalas and other members of the New York Afrobeat community.
In this new musical, audiences are welcomed into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), Fela! explores Kuti's controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
37 Arts Theatre
450 W 37th St
New York, NY 10018
37 Arts is a new 50,000 square foot state-of the-art theatre complex housing a unique combination of commercial and non-profit arts organizations. The complex is comprised of three commercial theatre spaces (one 290, one 399 and one 499-seat theat [...] Read More
450 W 37th St
New York, NY 10018
37 Arts is a new 50,000 square foot state-of the-art theatre complex housing a unique combination of commercial and non-profit arts organizations. The complex is comprised of three commercial theatre spaces (one 290, one 399 and one 499-seat theat [...] Read More
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The main reason to see Fela!, the bio-musical about Nigerian activist, composer, and performer Fela Anikulapo Kuti currently at 37 Arts, is the exuberant choreography by director/choreographer Bill T. Jones, beautifully danced by a hard-working ensemble.
The show -- conceived by Jones with Jim Lewis and Stephen Hendel and featuring a book by Lewis and Jones -- is staged as a 1977 farewell concert, as Fela (Sahr Ngaujah) gets ready to leave Nigeria following a government crackdown that resulted in the death of his mother, Funmilayo (Abena Koomson). As Fela speaks directly to the audience, he sings some of his most well-known compositions such as "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense" and talks [...]