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4 months ago

TIFF 2024: Pharrell's animated biopic populated by LEGOs

By Jenna Zucker TIFF 2024: Pharrell's animated biopic populated by LEGOs TORONTO, Sept 10 - The flesh-and-blood Pharrell Williams walked the red carpet on Tuesday with the star of his new animated biopic – a Pharrell Williams made of LEGO blocks – as "Piece by Piece" made its international premiere in Toronto. Pharrell, a renowned recording artist, producer and songwriter, …

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9 months ago

China Academy of Art celebrates 96th anniversary

China Daily

The China Academy of Art, or CAA, held a series of academic activities at its Nanshan campus on April 8 to mark its 96th anniversary. Five major projects were announced during the event, namely the Centennial Masters of CAA creation and research project, the CAA Yangtze River Delta Art Initiative, and the establishment of the AI Center, Beautiful China Image …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Rudy Mancuso’s Musica rom-com on Amazon Prime is an unconventional trip through his musical mind.

Slate

Música, Prime’s new rom-com about a young Brazilian man whose life is complicated by distracting music-based synesthesia, is unconventional in nearly every sense. While some of these easily fit into the narrative context of the action—like one brief but lively samba number that Rudy imagines breaking out during a neighborhood fair—some are less conventional but still charming, like a musical …

Music Life Brazilian Musical Haley Isabella Mancuso

9 months, 1 week ago

Anatomy of a Scene - The New York Times

New York Times

“My name is Rudy Mancuso. I’m the director, composer, and co-writer of ‘Música.’” “This sequence that I call the theatrical montage is almost a five-minute oner. As we see here, this is his long-time girlfriend, who’s trying to rekindle things with him, Haley, played by Francesca Reale.” “Later.” “Yeah.” “Next, we see that set disappear and a new set up …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Does adding scents to a symphony make sense? Scriabin and synesthesia in San Francisco

LA Times

Music, light and scent attempt to play together at the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of Scriabin’s “Prometheus,” with Esa-Pekka Salonen as conductor and Jean-Yves Thibaudet as piano soloist in Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony happened to be experimenting with scents in the concert hall for Scriabin’s “Prometheus, The Poem of Fire,” a 20-minute symphony that includes solo piano. …

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10 months, 1 week ago

8 Tracks: Music that ignites the senses

NPR

8 Tracks: Music that ignites the senses Featuring new songs by Charli XCX, Mdou Moctar and Wisp Enlarge this image toggle caption YouTube YouTube 8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Domino YouTube Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones, "Farmer's Song" The New York-based vocalist and composer Amirtha Kidambi is heavily invested in decolonization and deconstruction of borders physical, mental and …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Katy Perry puts on a vivid display as she matches her hit songs to colors in new collaboration

Daily Mail

Katy Perry announced a new way for fans to enjoy a moment of synesthesia as she unveiled her new partnership with Behr and Spotify. For example, in the video she first turned the dial to Never Really Over, and the all-white room became totally yellow with the star donning a flowing yellow dress and dyed-blonde hair. Multiple senses: Katy Perry …

Colors Color Singer Katy Perry Perry Turned Behr

3 years, 6 months ago

How synesthesia helps artist Prince Gyasi turn his work into ‘color therapy’

CNN

CNN — Paint, or pixels? It’s about the story that you want to tell.” Prince Gyasi, visual artist “Even if you don’t see the subject smiling, you’ll already feel joy and happiness: you will feel this good energy from it,” he said. “I feel I’m one of the lucky ones, because I could have been on the streets like most …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Synesthesia artist Jack Coulter creates ‘musical painting’ of Glastonbury 2016

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Synesthesia artist Jack Coulter has …

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