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Contemporary Color

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In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an eve...
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, Devonte Hynes, Zola Jesus, Ad-Rock, tUnE-yArDs, and Ira Glass t...
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, Devonte 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.
DocumentaryBill Ross IVTurner RossSimon BennettDavid ByrneNika DanilovaChristian DelmotteNelly FurtadoMerrill GarbusIra GlassOscilloscope Laboratories
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What the critics say

Based on 8 reviews, Contemporary Color gets an average review score of 79

100/100
variety.com
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A stunning record of one of musical polymath David Byrne's most ambitious collaborations, pairing pop artists with high school color squad teams.

2974d ago

3.5/4
rollingstone.com
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Film of David Byrne's live pairing of musicians and small-town color guard troupes isn't just a concert movie – it's a transcendental experience.

2974d ago

B+/A+
thefilmstage.com
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Contemporary Color often plays as a snapshot of one moment in time — e.g. brief footage of an empty room’s TV broadcasting news of marriage equality passing in the U.S., one quiet moment of the world passing by that’s later externalized in a performance from Byrne and St. Vincent — as much as an apotheosis of effort for its young participants, for whom this may have passed as quickly as it began.

2974d ago

80/100
hollywoodreporter.com
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David Byrne masterminds a meeting of pop musicians and high-school color guards.

2974d ago

3/4
slantmagazine.com
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The Rosses share David Byrne's interest in the minutiae of habitats and the comforting enclosure they provide.

2974d ago

3/4
rogerebert.com
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I don't know exactly what I expected of "Contemporary Color," but I definitely didn't expect what I got.

2974d ago

70/100
villagevoice.com
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David Byrne's globe-crossing quest for musical inspiration brought him in recent years to Dayton, Ohio, home of the annual World Color Guard Championships.

2974d ago

60/100
nytimes.com
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Over all, this movie is less “you are there” than “you had to be there.”

2974d ago

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