Regional NewsAmerican Utopia's David Byrne to Premiere Immersive Theater of the Mind in DenverThe experience takes a small audience on a neuro-scientific journey of self-reflection, discovery, and imagination.
By
Dan Meyer
November 13, 2019
David Byrne
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
David Byrne, currently on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre with his American Utopia, will take audiences on an intimate journey in Denver when the immersive Theater of the Mind launches August 2020.
Co-created with Surgo co-founder Mala Gaonkar, the experience is led by a guide who takes 16 people on a sensory-fronted journey of self-reflection, discovery, and imagination鈥攁ll grounded and inspired by neuro-science.
鈥淚 have long had an interest in creating something that incorporated the sensory experiments we often read about in a way that was entertaining and engaging, but still gave people an experience that was visceral and profound,鈥� said the Talking Heads frontman.
Production Photos: David Byrne鈥檚 American Utopia on Broadway
Production Photos: David Byrne鈥檚 American Utopia on Broadway
10 PHOTOS
David Byrne in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
Daniel Freedman, Mauro Refosco, Jacquelene Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Angie Swan, Ste虂phane San Juan, David Byrne, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Tim Keiper, Chris Giarmo, and Bobby Wooten III in David Byrne's American Utopia
Daniel Freedman, Bobby Wooten III, Chris Giarmo, David Byrne, Tendayi Kuumba, and Ste虂phane San Juan in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast of David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
Tim Keiper, Gustavo Di Dalva, Ste虂phane San Juan, Daniel Freedman, and David Byrne in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast of David Byrne's American Utopia
Daniel Freedman, Bobby Wooten III, Chris Giarmo, David Byrne, Tendayi Kuumba, Angie Swan, Ste虂phane San Juan, and Karl Mansfield in David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne and cast of David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
Mauro Refosco, David Byrne, and Gustavo Di Dalva in David Byrne's American Utopia
Matthew Murphy
Jacquelene Acevedo, David Byrne, Mauro Refosco, Chris Giarmo, Angie Swan, and Bobby Wooten III in David Byrne's American Utopia
The Broadway alum's golden vocals brought Old Deuteronomy from Cats and the Lion from The Wiz to life, along with Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas.