Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng, together with the British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett. The production received its world premiere as the opening show of the inaugural Manchester International Festival, on June 28, 2007 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, where it ran until July 7.
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- Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng, together with the British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett. The production received its world premiere as the opening show of the inaugural Manchester International Festival, on June 28, 2007 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, where it ran until July 7. It was subsequently staged at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris between September 26 and October 13 2007. The production received its U.S. premiere at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC in May 2008. A further run was planned for the Berlin Staatsoper in July 2008, but instead took place at the London Royal Opera House. The show also ran at the O2 arena in London, ending on January 4th 2009. Billed as a "circus opera", the show is Hewlett and Albarn's first major collaboration since Gorillaz. Albarn composed the musical score while Hewlett designed the visual concept, set and costumes. The adaptation for stage has been written by Chen, who also directs the production. Dramaturgy is by David Greenspan. The show features Chinese singers and 70 Chinese acrobats and martial artists. The orchestra put together for the production includes members of the UK Chinese Music Ensemble, Demon Strings and Sense of Sound. In addition to the production, the Manchester International Festival also ran a programme of educational workshops in local schools, in partnership with the Chinese Arts Centre. In the programme, local children were introduced to the tale of Journey to the West, and learnt about various aspects of Chinese culture, music and dance, including mask-making, puppet-making, Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Hewlett and Albarn included characters from Monkey: Journey to the West in an animation sequence titled "Journey to the East. " The BBC used the sequence to introduce coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing.
- Monkey: Journey to the West ist eine Oper von Damon Albarn. Die Oper mit einer Choreografie Chen Shi-Zheng wurde am 28. Juni 2007 zur Eröffnung des Manchester International Festival uraufgeführt. Es ist eine Koproduktion des Manchester Festivals, der Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin und des Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. „Monkey“ ist eine Mischung aus Peking-Oper und modernem Zirkus, die auf der klassischen chinesischen Erzählung Reise nach Westen basiert.
- Monkey, Journey to the West est un opéra pop composé par Damon Albarn et créé en 2007. Il s'agit de l'adaptation d'une légende chinoise, le Voyage en Occident, d'après le roman Xi You Ji de Wu Cheng'en, mise en scène en neuf tableaux, certains étant introduits par des scènes de dessins animés. Une fantaisie musicale avec des combats, des acrobaties et des chants racontant l'histoire du roi singe et de son voyage vers l'ouest en quête de l'immortalité et l'accession au paradis. Les textes, en chinois, sont sur-titrés sur scène. La représentation, d'une durée de près de deux heures, est assurée par quarante-cinq comédiens, chanteurs, acrobates et interprètes d'arts martiaux et un orchestre en fosse.
- Monkey: Journey to the West is een uitvoering van het 16e-eeuwse Chinese boek De reis naar het westen, gecreëerd door Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett en Chen Shi-Zheng. Het optreden is volgens de makers een circusopera. Monkey: Journey to the West ging op 28 juni 2007 in première op het Manchester International Festival. Ter begeleiding van de opera is ook de soundtrack Journey to the West uitgekomen.
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- Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng, together with the British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett. The production received its world premiere as the opening show of the inaugural Manchester International Festival, on June 28, 2007 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, where it ran until July 7.
- Monkey: Journey to the West ist eine Oper von Damon Albarn. Die Oper mit einer Choreografie Chen Shi-Zheng wurde am 28. Juni 2007 zur Eröffnung des Manchester International Festival uraufgeführt. Es ist eine Koproduktion des Manchester Festivals, der Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin und des Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. „Monkey“ ist eine Mischung aus Peking-Oper und modernem Zirkus, die auf der klassischen chinesischen Erzählung Reise nach Westen basiert.
- Monkey, Journey to the West est un opéra pop composé par Damon Albarn et créé en 2007. Il s'agit de l'adaptation d'une légende chinoise, le Voyage en Occident, d'après le roman Xi You Ji de Wu Cheng'en, mise en scène en neuf tableaux, certains étant introduits par des scènes de dessins animés. Une fantaisie musicale avec des combats, des acrobaties et des chants racontant l'histoire du roi singe et de son voyage vers l'ouest en quête de l'immortalité et l'accession au paradis.
- Monkey: Journey to the West is een uitvoering van het 16e-eeuwse Chinese boek De reis naar het westen, gecreëerd door Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett en Chen Shi-Zheng. Het optreden is volgens de makers een circusopera. Monkey: Journey to the West ging op 28 juni 2007 in première op het Manchester International Festival. Ter begeleiding van de opera is ook de soundtrack Journey to the West uitgekomen.
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