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Thursday, April 20 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Artist Interview: A Conversation with David Byrne

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Kick off Pop Conference 2017 with Artist Interview: A Conversation with David Byrne. This year’s conference theme is “Sign O’ the Times: Music and Politics” and Byrne will discuss his critically acclaimed musical Here Lies Love, which traces the non-violent restoration of democracy in the Philippines in 1986 and follows the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of the controversial First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.

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David Byrne

David Byrne co-founded the band Talking Heads and created the record label Luaka Bop. Recent work includes: Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, a musical about the French warrior-saint that premiered at The Public Theater in March 2017; The Institute Presents: Neurosociety, an immersive production... Read More →


Thursday April 20, 2017 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Sky Church MoPOP, 325 5th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109