Our friends at the Cornerhouse have give us 2 tickets you can win for the screening of FELA! next Thursday 13th January. Simply answer the question at the bottom of this page to be in with a chance. And don’t forget on Friday we are presenting the internationally-acclaimed Senegalese songwriter and maverick musician CHEIKH LO at Band on the Wall. Click here now for details
Fela!
Screening as part of Cornerhouse’s NT Live season
Thu 13 January 2011, 7pm
As part of their National Theatre Live season, broadcasting the best of British theatre live via satellite to Cinema 1, Cornerhouse presents Fela! a provocative and wholly unique hybrid of dance, theatre and music. Fela! explores the world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies known as Afrobeat), Fela! reveals Kuti’s controversial life as an artist and political activist. Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T Jones’s 2010 Tony Award-winning choreography, this original new creation comes via Broadway to the National Theatre. Other NT Live screenings include, Hamlet starring Rory Kinnear, and Danny Boyle’s electrifying production of Frankenstein in March.
For more information on this screening and others in the season and to book tickets visit www.cornerhouse.org/ntlive or phone Cornerhouse Box Office on 0161 200 1500
Win a pair of tickets for this very special screening by answering the question below:
What style of music was Fela Anikulapo-Kuti a pioneer of?
A) Soukous
B) Mbax
C) Afrobeat
Please email your answer, name and a daytime number to comments@cornerhouse.org with ‘Fela! Comp‘ in the subject box no later than noon on Wednesday 12th January. The winner will be notified the same day. Good luck!