125 search results for: contemporary

Projects 22

Caged/Uncaged

1993

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire

2016

The Forest

1991

Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin

1997

Stairway To Heaven

1995

Contemporary Color

2015

Red Hot + Blue

1990

Bicycle Diaries

2009

Chairs

2006

Strange Ritual

1995

Your Action World

1999

Shhh… Sounds in Spaces

2004

Sacred Objects

1993

Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Music from the film Young Adam

2003

Sleepless Nights

1994

Century of Song

2006

Everything is Connected

2002

Music for The Knee Plays

1984

Dressed Objects, Wedding Party

1998

Love This Giant

2012

The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. I

2002

Talking Heads Chronology

2011
Journal 3
Apr 3 2015

CONTEMPORARY COLOR: THE PROCESS

by David Byrne

Our Contemporary Color spectacular is a project that doesn’t just come together at the last minute. It’s a long process, and part of that process took place two weekends ago. A group of us travelled to watch the Eastern Regional Championships—where all 10 of our teams competed!
Oct 7 2014

I DON’T CARE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART ANYMORE?

by David Byrne

But now I’m wondering if economics might kill painting off this time, along with a number of other kinds of work that we sometimes think of as part of our culture.
Apr 27 2015

CONTEMPORARY COLOR COLLABORATION PHASE

by David Byrne

I visited New Brunswick, NJ yesterday to be photographed with the Color Guard team Black Watch for a magazine feature on our Contemporary Color project. Dev Hynes is doing the music for this team’s performance, which is exciting.
News 100
Jul 16 2019

David Byrne Wins Helpmann for Best International Contemporary Concert

David Byrne has won a Helpmann Award in Australia for the Best International Contemporary Concert.
Apr 13 2016

Nico Muhly And Ira Glass Collaborate With Color Guard Team For David Byrne’s Contemporary Color

Get a sneak peak of Contemporary Color!
Apr 20 2015

What Is Contemporary Color?
Jun 30 2016

David Byrne’s ‘Contemporary Color’ Documentary Heading To Theaters

Contemporary Color for all! Contemporary Color slated for wide-release in 2017.
Apr 18 2015

We Are David Byrne, Lucius, How To Dress Well, And Tune-Yards Of Contemporary Color! AUAA!

For all you non-stop, forever internet searching redditors out there, don't miss this interview!
Apr 15 2016

Color Guards Rock Out In David Byrne Doc ‘Contemporary Color’ – Tribeca Studio

“I was kind of curious. Months passed and they sent me a DVD of the world champions, and I thought, ‘What the hell is this stuff and why haven’t I heard of it?’ Their performances are done to music and I thought…I know some musicians.”
May 5 2015

Watch a mini-doc about David Byrne’s Contemporary Color with tUnE-yArDs’ Merrill Garbus
Jan 30 2017

David Byrne Doc Ft. St. Vincent, Dev Hynes, Ad-Rock, More Coming to Theaters
Jun 1 2015

Watch David Byrne Prep for Groundbreaking ‘Contemporary Color’ Show
Mar 3 2016

“Contemporary Color” World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival!

A documentary of last summer's musical color guard extravaganza, directed by Western filmmakers Bill Ross and Turner Ross, will open the World Documentary competition at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Jan 21 2015

David Byrne to debut ‘Contemporary Color’ show at Toronto’s Luminato Festival
Jan 21 2015

David Byrne Announces a Musical and Visual Art Experiment: “Contemporary Color”
Mar 31 2017

CONTEMPORARY COLOR
Aug 24 2016

Oscilloscope Buys David Byrne’s ‘Contemporary Color’ Documentary
May 21 1993

Caged/Uncaged
Mar 16 2017

‘Contemporary Color’: vivid if distant view of color guards
Oct 7 2014

I DON’T CARE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART ANYMORE?
Apr 3 2015

CONTEMPORARY COLOR: THE PROCESS
May 12 2015

Watch A Mini-Doc About How To Dress Well’s Color Guard Piece For David Byrne’s Contemporary Color
Apr 27 2015

CONTEMPORARY COLOR COLLABORATION PHASE
Feb 3 2017

Watch David Byrne Hype ‘Contemporary Color’ in New Doc Trailer
Jan 21 2015

Luminato to premiere David Byrne’s Contemporary Color spectacle at ACC
Mar 16 2017

‘Contemporary Color’ shines a gleeful spotlight on flag-waving, rifle-twirling artists
Jan 21 2015

After Here Lies Love, Talking Heads’ David Byrne Turns to High School Color Guards for Inspiration
Jan 30 2017

Otra más de David Byrne: conozcan su documental ‘Contemporary Color’
Mar 7 2012

Caetano Veloso & David Byrne Live at Carnegie Hall
Jan 22 2015

David Byrne to stage colour guard shows with Kelis and St Vincent
Jan 21 2015

David Byrne to Stage Color Guard Show With St. Vincent, Dev Hynes, How to Dress Well, tUnE-yArDs…
Jan 21 2015

David Byrne announces Contemporary Color
Apr 8 2015

David Byrne details guest-filled ‘Contemporary Color’ shows
Jan 21 2015

David Byrne Enlists St. Vincent, Kelis, Nelly Furtado for Colorguard Concerts
Apr 15 2016

‘Contemporary Color’ Follows David Byrne Down A Rabbit Hole

David has never found Alice at the end of a rabbit hole, but he found "Contemporary Color" at the end of one.
Jan 21 2015

Talking Head Has A New Hobby: David Byrne Pairs Superstars with Color Guards
Jun 11 2019

Cursed Child and Counting & Cracking dominate this year’s Helpmann nominations

The Helpmanns will be presented in Melbourne this year – after more than a decade in Sydney – across two events on July 14 and 15. See the full list of nominees below.
May 19 2016

David Byrne Wrote a Musical About Joan of Arc
Apr 23 2016

Tribeca Review: Infectious And Joyful Dance Documentary ‘Contemporary Color’ Featuring David Byrne,

"I spent most of the film trying to blink back tears, close my gaping mouth and smile all at the same time, a combination that seems far less impressive when you’re watching the coordination of these multi-talented performers."
Apr 4 2017

Captured color
Jan 21 2015

Art, music and sport collide as colour guard comes to this year’s Luminato
Mar 1 2017

Bill Ross Presents: Contemporary Color Roadtrip
Apr 2 2009

David Byrne, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sep 1 2016

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire
Jul 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: What We Need Now - Contemporary Gospel
Mar 3 2017

How David Byrne and ‘Contemporary Color’ Turned Color Guards Into Rock Stars
Sep 7 2012

David Byrne & St Vincent - ‘Love This Giant’
Jun 18 2018

Live review: David Byrne, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Fri 15 Jun
Aug 25 2015

The 12 Best Things To Do In NYC This Summer

Need a cool idea for a hot summer? Look no further.
Jul 16 2017

Re-View: Finding value in ‘True Stories’
Jun 26 2015

David Byrne Teams Color Guard Squads With Indie Musicians

"‘Contemporary Color’ gives the kinetic mix of dance, acrobatics and precision drill an arty edge."
Oct 15 2005

Byrne, Baby, Byrne
Jan 5 2017

A New Documentary Conceived by David Byrne Explores the Wonder of the Color Guard

"...concert footage... blended with interviews and candid moments that reveal the passion and emotional drama behind color guard performances."
Apr 18 2016

How David Byrne Recruited St Vincent And Dev Hynes For An Epic Color Guard Stadium Showdown

"The former Talking Heads frontman premiered 'Contemporary Color,' an unmissable documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival that followed the making of his wildly imaginative color guard spectacular at the Barclays Center last summer."
May 20 2016

David Byrne Writing Musical Based On The Life Of Joan Of Arc

"Joan’s story is about the power of the individual to make a difference and (for me) the hubris and sometimes oversteps that often go along with that. In other words – it’s completely relevant."
Nov 21 2018

David Byrne, Kimbra @ Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Nov 11 2018

Clockenflap 2018 day two: Jarv Is and David Byrne prove unforgettable
Mar 15 2017

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire: EW stage review
Jun 11 1991

The Forest
May 12 2015

Why David Byrne is hijacking a high school tradition
Jun 29 2015

David Byrne Found A Way To Make Color Guard Cool

"David Byrne's 'Contemporary Color paired Color Guard with live music, producing an astounding spectacle."
Jun 27 2015

Live Review: David Byrne’s Contemporary Color At Brooklyn’s Barclays Center

"As someone who grew up in a rural New England town, I used to find that the words “color guard” sounded strange together, like some type of creativity protection group. It wasn’t until I visited a football game in Austin, Texas that the words come to life — and oh, do they have a life of their own."
Jan 10 2017

David Byrne Casts tUne-yArDs’ Jo Lampert as Joan of Arc in New Musical
May 15 2015

David Byrne’s Road To Somewhere

"Musical creator and Talking Heads co-founder brings his music-colour guard mash up, Contemporary Color, to Luminato."
Jun 23 2015

David Byrne, St. Vincent, Ad-Rock Blow Minds With Contemporary Color Show
Apr 22 1997

Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin
Jun 29 2015

David Byrne’s Contemporary Color Makes Urgent Art Out of Pageantry

"In the December 1989 issue of Details, then a magazine of downtown style and culture, a host of artists, writers, and celebrities answered questions about the future: “What do you think the 90s will be like?” asked the cover. Wonderful/terrible, everyone answered. Inside, Details posed this one: “What do you think David Byrne will be doing in the year 2000?”"
Sep 10 2018

Steve Reich, Brian Eno & David Byrne Make Pitchfork’s “The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s” List
Jun 28 2015

Review: David Byrne and Color Guard Blend Dance, Music and Athleticism
Jun 2 1995

Stairway To Heaven
Mar 17 2017

Contemporary Color Is a Beautiful Portrait of the Deeply Queer Art of Color Guard
May 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: How?
Jun 22 2015

Contemporary Color
May 23 2016

David Byrne Writes Joan Of Arc Musical

"This show is about Joan of Arc, a story everyone sort of knows, or knows something about, anyway. Everyone certainly knows how it ends, which I like - it means that everything that happens will feel like an irrevocable tragic advance toward a preordained ending."
Oct 30 1990

Red Hot + Blue
Dec 12 2017

David Byrne Announces Tour
Apr 5 2009

David Byrne: Gig of the Week
Mar 17 2004

CD Review: David Byrne, “Grown Backwards”
Jan 21 2015

David Byrne Wrangles Stellar Lineup for His Next Project: Color Guard
Sep 17 2009

Bicycle Diaries
Nov 25 2000

david byrne and adelle lutz: ‘the wedding party’
May 10 2017

David Byrne announces How Music Works variety show
Jun 1 2015

David Byrne’s Changing of the Color Guard
Oct 19 2006

Chairs
Jun 23 2008

Playing Walls of Sound
Sep 1 1995

Strange Ritual
Jan 6 2017

To Do List: January
Dec 7 2018

Barbra Streisand, David Byrne, Sting among veteran artists receiving Grammy nominations
Aug 13 2018

David Byrne gives major shout-out to Dayton institution: ‘It all leads to Dayton’
Sep 7 2011

David Byrne to Build Giant Inflatable Globe Under the High Line
Feb 28 2009

David Byrne wows Radio City Music Hall
Sep 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Songs That Make Me Cry
Jan 10 2018

David Byrne uses a piece by outsider artist Purvis Young on American Utopia
Jun 3 2018

American Utopia - David Byrne Revisits Talking Heads And More On Stage In Chicago
Jan 18 1990

Red Hot & Blue: Re-Recordings Of Cole Porter
Oct 1 2012

“A Talking Head’s musical insights impress Oliver Keens”
Feb 8 2019

2019 Grammy Awards takes place Sunday, with Barbra Streisand, David Byrne, Sting vying for honors
Sep 5 2018

David Byrne Presents: Conscious Dance
Oct 1 1999

Your Action World
Mar 15 2017

Theater Review: David Byrne Gives Joan of Arc the Imelda Treatment
Mar 25 2006

Has Opera Lost the Plot?
Apr 21 2017

Talking Heads’ David Byrne to Speak at Seattle’s MoPOP Conference
Mar 2 2016

TRIBECA 2016 ANNOUNCES LINEUPS FOR COMPETITION PROGRAMS

"Discover all of the can't-miss storytelling that's featured in the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival's US Narrative Competition, International Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, and Viewpoints lineups."
Radio 19
Mar 1 2017

Bill Ross Presents: Contemporary Color Roadtrip

My name is Bill Ross and I recently made a film with my brother and David. In the year leading up to the Contemporary Color shows, the three of us traveled a lot together to film and meet the color guard teams...
Jul 1 2020

David Byrne Presents: What We Need Now - Contemporary Gospel

You might not be a believer, you might not be a Christian, but you don't have to be to love this music and feel its power.
May 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: How?

How?
Sep 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Songs That Make Me Cry

Why do we like this? Why do we luxuriate in sadness and heartbreak?
Sep 5 2018

David Byrne Presents: Conscious Dance

Writing songs that deal directly with social justice and contemporary issues is hard—at least it is for me. Hearing these incredibly catchy songs made me realize pop music could be danceable and conscious at the same time. These songs are hugely inspirational even if I might have to continue on my search of how to do this in my own way.
Oct 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: This Is African Music?!

About a month or so ago, I went down a rabbit hole of contemporary African music.
Nov 1 2021

David Byrne Presents: Heavy Rotation

The artists on this playlist are innovative and talented, and I can only hope that there is a way for them to continue their work and make a living doing it.
Mar 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Nigeria!

Nigeria!
Dec 1 2016

Jace Clayton Presents: Uproot for DB Radio!

This month Jace Clayton, AKA DJ Rupture, presents a playlist inspired by his new book Uproot: Travels in 21st-Century Music and Digital Culture.
Jul 1 2017

July in Brazil

David Byrne's Brazilian music picks for July.
Apr 1 2018

David Byrne Presents: American Utopia World Tour Opening Acts

Last month, I announced the opening acts on my tour and this month I’d like to introduce you to more of their music.
Feb 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Fantastic French for February

I could have gone in many directions with this playlist.
Jun 1 2024

David Byrne Radio Presents: Everyone Does Everything (Afro Psychedelic 2.0)

I’ve mixed some well known songs and some from lesser known artists.
Apr 1 2025

David Byrne Radio Presents: Ancient and Modern

Songs that seem almost timeless.
Nov 1 2017

David Byrne Presents: One Year Later

The presidential election in the U.S. was a year ago. These are some of the pop songs I’ve been listening to in recent months as this strange anniversary approaches.
Feb 1 2015

Instru Mental

Here is my current playlist of interesting, short instrumental pieces. Some are novelty tunes (many of which were hits!) and some are simply wonderful and strange—always accessible, inviting and engaging.
Dec 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Gospel for the Holidays

Gospel music is about ecstasy, transcendence, joy and perseverance.
May 1 2022

David Byrne Presents: Brazil in the 21st century

Here are 3 hours of some of the Brazilian music I’ve been listening to -
Jan 1 2019

David Byrne Presents: The Soup of Love—Bollywood and Tamil Favorites

One of the signatures of Indian cinema are the complex, epic, and heavily choreographed songs and dances...

June Radio David Byrne Presents: Avant Pop 2025

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