The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - RZA live score

[GeneChing]

RZA to live score inspirational kung fu film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/09/rza-to-live-score-inspirational-kung-fu-film-the-36th-chamber-of-shaolin/)

Bobby Digital will revisit the album that started it all

BY COLLIN BRENNANON SEPTEMBER 08, 2016, 6:28PM

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Anyone searching for the sources of inspiration behind the Wu-Tang Clan will quickly stumble upon The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, the 1978 kung fu film that informed much of the group’s culture and aesthetic. As part of LA’s Beyond Fest on October 10th, RZA will pay homage to that film in the coolest way possible: by live-scoring the entire film “from opening sequence to closing credit.”

According to the festival, the live score will feature “a vast array of over 40 instrumental tracks, beats, and vocals individually crafted and placed to amplify the narrative and electrifying action.” It’s a good bet that plenty of those tracks will be culled from the Wu-Tang catalog. RZA, a long-time fan of martial arts cinema, has chosen to screen a version of the film that he first saw when he was just a kid:


“RZA first saw THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN on television when he was 12 years old and again 2 years later on the big screen of a seedy 42nd Street theater with his cousin, Unique (who went on to become Ol’ Dirty *******). Dazzled by Kar-leung’s rich kung-fu tapestry, RZA (then Robert Diggs) was most profoundly affected by something that ran much deeper: the struggle between oppressed Chinese villagers and the repressive Manchu authority. “Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me. Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else.”

RZA: Live From the 36th Chamber of Shaolin will be held at the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Blvd on October 10th at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

Watch a trailer for The 36th Chamber of Shaolin below.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65GQtH6pzTY


I was contacted about this project earlier this year. There was talk of doing a multi-city tour and having discussion panels. I hope that comes to pass because I'd love to see this.

[GeneChing]

RZA to live-score The 36th Chamber of Shaolin at LA’s Beyond Fest (http://www.factmag.com/2016/09/08/rza-to-live-score-the-36th-chamber-of-shaolin-at-las-beyond-fest/)
BY CLAIRE LOBENFELD, SEP 8 2016

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A dream event for hardcore Wu-Tang fans.

Los Angeles genre film festival Beyond Fest announced their 2016 lineup today, including a huge event for Wu-Tang Clan fans: RZA will live rescore The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, a pivotal movie for both martial arts film and the culture surrounding Wu.

RZA will re-score the entire film “from opening sequence to closing credit” with an emphasis on 20 years of Wu-Tang’s catalogue. According to the festival, the “new score features a vast array of over 40 instrumental tracks, beats and vocals individually crafted and placed to amplify the narrative and electrifying action.”

A dubbed version of the film that RZA saw for the first time when he was a 12-year-old growing up in Staten Island is the version that will screen. It will be presented with all of its original dialog intact.

The screening will take place at the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Blvd on October 10 at 7PM PST. Tickets for this and other events – including a screening of John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China with a live Q&A with Kurt Russell – are on sale now.

This event really sounds like a lot of fun. Wish I could make it.

[GeneChing]

Hoping for that SF show...



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Trailer Exclusive: RZA Will Live-Score 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' (http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/09/rza-live-score-36th-chamber-of-shaolin-exclusive)
BY KRISTEN YOONSOO KIM
staff writer & resident horror creep. @kristenyoonsoo.
SEP 15, 2016

ATTENTION, here's something not to be missed: RZA will be live-scoring the 1978 martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin—namesake to Wu-Tang Clan and their iconic 1993 album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)—in Austin and L.A. RZA grew up obsessing over films from Shaw Brothers, the Hong Kong production studio that birthed many famous martial arts movies; most notably, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, from director Chia-Liang Liu, was particularly influential on the musician, who created his own clan in Staten Island using the movie to weave their own mythology with Enter the Wu-Tang.

Finally, RZA will have a creative input in the film most seminal to bringing up his iconic rap group. The rapper/producer/director is re-scoring the entire movie from start to finish, re-purposing Wu-Tang music, which includes 40 instrumental tracks, beats, and vocals.

Regarding why the movie was so impactful to him, RZA said, "Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me. Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else." He worked on the new score for a year and a half and is finally ready to bring the mother****in' ruckus at the following screenings (don't miss it):

Thursday, Sept. 29 @ 10:45 a.m.
Austin, TX
Fantastic Fest at Alamo Drafthouse S. Lamar – festival attendees

Thursday, Sept. 29 @ 7:00 p.m.
Austin, TX
Stateside Theatre at the Paramount – open to the public (Tickets)

Wednesday, Oct. 12
Los Angeles, CA
Egyptian Theatre – open to the public (Tickets on sale soon)

[GeneChing]

It all depends on how this does in L.A. & Austin. Hope you peeps from there come out and support so the rest of us can experience this.


Thursday, September 29, 2016
Gabz 36th Chamber of Shaolin Poster Release From Mondo (http://insidetherockposterframe.blogspot.com/2016/09/gabz-36th-chamber-of-shaolin-poster.html)

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Award-winning musician and film director RZA (founder of the Wu-Tang Clan) is unleashing his hip hop genius on the mother of all martial arts masterpieces, Lau Kar-leung’s THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN, in a live re-score for the ages.

Now touring in the US, RZA: LIVE FROM THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN features RZA re-scoring the film from opening sequence to closing credit. Every frame of the original film has been revisited and will be re scored by RZA utilizing a Wu-Tang catalog over two decades deep. This new score features a vast array of over forty instrumental tracks, beats and vocals individually crafted and placed to amplify the narrative and electrifying action of Kar-leung’s enduring classic. A true, redefining assault on the senses, this is an experience not to be missed.

Mondo are excited to be a part of the event with a new poster by Gabz, available in multiple versions: Online, Austin and Los Angeles (Beyond Fest). Check out each poster variant here.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Online Version) by Gabz. 24"x36" screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 250.

Additionally, Mondo will have two awesome t-shirts designed by Jay Shaw. The online version of the poster and both t-shirts will be available online at a random time Thursday (9/29) via mondotees.com.

[GeneChing]

RZA’s Live Score Of ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ Reveals An Artist In His Element (http://uproxx.com/music/rza-live-score-36-chambers-shaolin/)
BY: CHRISTIAN LONG 10.03.16

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Since their inception, Kung Fu movies have played an integral part in the sound and culture of The Wu-Tang Clan. While the film genre has had an impact on hip hop since the 1970s, The Wu-Tang Clan were the first to make it central to their group’s philosophy. The Wu-Tang’s de facto leader, RZA, cites The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as a particularly strong influence on him growing up. “Beyond the Kung-Fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me,” he said. “Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that kind of story had existed anywhere else.”

One night, roughly 18 months ago, the idea came about to have RZA re-score all the music for the movie that had so much of a formative impact on him, while leaving the original dialogue and sound effects intact. After a year-and-a-half of meticulous planning, the Alamo Drafthouse helped make it a reality with RZA: Live From The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin, which made its debut at the Stateside Theater in Austin, Texas, last Thursday night. For two uninterrupted hours, RZA used his 20-plus years of sound archives like an arsenal, while meticulously composing an all-new soundtrack for the film, from the first frame all the way to the last.

RZA walked onto the stage to a round of applause from a packed house of about 300 people, and took some time to explain how important the Kung Fu genre was to him, and how it was central to the inspiration for the Wu-Tang Clan. Then, just before the lights were dimmed, he declared that tonight he would give “[his] sound back to the Kung Fu movies.”

Right from the opening credits, RZA’s take on the film was apparent, as star Chia Hui-Liu’s iconic, choreographed fight sequence, which had been accompanied by a much more conventional orchestration was now adorned with a fairly sparse, infectious bass-heavy backbeat and slight, wandering piano riff that set the tone for what was to come.

While the movie began to unfold, RZA’s score was perfectly measured, weaving its way in and out of scenes, pausing on occasion just long enough to let the dialogue help punctuate the importance — or humor — of the moment, before dropping back in-step with the movie. At times the score would be so prominent it swallowed up the ambient sound of the movie, piling on layer after layer that, when stopped, would leave an almost deafening silence.

RZA himself is no stranger to music in film — he’s composed soundtracks on movies like Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Ghost Dog, along with directing and scoring his own Kung Fu odyssey, Man With The Iron Fists, and its sequel. But there’s something about seeing and hearing) the man piece together a soundtrack live on stage that helped give real insight into where his own sound came from. The movie’s natural rhythm seemed to effortlessly complement the music, while RZA would alternate between new compositions and familiar hooks from Wu-Tang classics like “Bring Da Ruckus,” “C.R.E.A.M.,” and “M.E.T.H.O.D. Man” throughout.

Most of RZA’s sonic landscape came from his personal archives, but he wasn’t afraid to throw an occasional curveball into the mix, including clips of old ’70s-era soul songs and, most surprisingly, a sizable excerpt from an old Ronettes tune, though he never left anything without an accompanying breakbeat. He’d also also throw in a handful of modern sounds, like the ****ing of a gun barrel or the blaring of a police siren, echoing his sentiments bout his connection to the story, further casting his long shadow over a film that had been so formative for him.

A few surprises aside, RZA’s score was overall pretty conventional, revisiting familiar melodies, giving characters and settings their own distinctive themes, and relying on moments within the film for cues, like quick edits or the gesture of a particular character. While most played off without a hitch, there where a few transitions that would awkwardly overlap, though as an artist who seems to embrace the untidy, it was hard to tell if this was a minor misstep, or something that he’d done intentionally.

By the time the movie reached its climactic final sequence, he was letting in fragments of the original score creep through the margins, which he would then work into the music he was making on stage. It reminded viewers of the stark contrast between the original soundtrack and the one that was being assembled onstage, even giving a sense of completion to the now-38-year-old Kung Fu classic.

After the credits began to role and the crowd stoop up in a round of enthusiastic applause, RZA said a few words about the experience.

“I’ve seen that movie about 300 times, and it never loses its magic,” he began. “Like I said, it was a privilege for me to have the Wu-Tang soundtrack as the backdrop of this film, a film which inspired us. You know, many days we cut school to smoke weed and was watching this mother****er. I hope you learned something from it. I hope you guys picked up not just the martial arts aspect of pressing things and hard training, [but] to me it was like a man with a determination, you know what I mean? He had to come back and take care of some business. This film was made in 1978, and I think it still holds its weight. Thank you gods for helping me spread the 36 chambers. I want to thank the Shaw brothers, and I look forward to coming back and get to play again. Thank you, Austin. Thank you. WU-TANG!”

RZA will be performing RZA: Live From The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin live again on October 10th at the Beyond Fest in Los Angeles.

Still hoping for more shows.

[GeneChing]

RZA live-scoring Shaw Brothers kung fu classic ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ at Town Hall (tix on sale) (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/rza-live-scoring-shaw-brothers-kung-fu-classic-the-36th-chamber-of-shaolin-at-town-hall-tix-on-sale/)
By BrooklynVegan Staff October 6, 2016 11:49 AM

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Wu-Tang Clan, who just played The Roots Picnic, have kung fu films in their blood, particularly those of famed producers The Shaw Brothers. So it will be a special treat to see Shaw Brothers classic The 36th Chamber of Shoalin — a film intrinsic to the Staten Island crew’s debut album and mythology — on the big screen at Town Hall on November 10 with RZA providing a live score. “The influence of Shaw Brothers films on my work has been profound,” says RZA. “From the first time I saw their movies as a kid in Times Square I knew that this was something I had to do. For decades I’ve been dreaming of stepping into the 36th Chamber.” He’ll intertwine Wu-Tang’s catalogue with the film’s original audio track for a unique audiovisual experience. A Q&A with RZA will follow the screening.
Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.com/alamo-drafthouse-celestial-pictures-rza-new-york-new-york-11-10-2016/event/03005145D9489E72?artistid=771348&clickid=xsy055VJU2k6xvB3%3Aj33URSfUkkUAhUEE0AXyo0&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_259789&impradid=259789&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat259789&wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_259789&utm_source=259789-BrooklynVegan&impradname=BrooklynVegan&utm_medium=affiliate&irgwc=1) for this The 36th Chamber of Shoalin live score screening, which is being presented by Alamo Drafthouse, are on sale now.
You can also catch GZA performing his classic solo LP Liquid Swords at two City Winery Shows.
RZA is currently wrapping up his tour with Banks and Steelz, his project with Interpol’s Paul Banks. There may be more of these live-score screening events to come in other cities. Stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the trailer for The 36th Chamber of Shoalin and listen to Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers (at the same time if you want), below.


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Still hoping for that SF show.

[GeneChing]

RZA Live-Scores Legendary Kung Fu Film ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ (http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/rza-live-score-kung-fu-film)
Nathaniel Ainley — Nov 10 2016

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RZA, the legendary co-founder of Wu-Tang Clan, is coming from a beat-making workshop at Williamsburg’s new Apple Store. He sounds upbeat as he describes how far music production technology has evolved since he started out. But in a throwback to the late 70s, a halcyon era for kung fu cinema more than a decade before Wu-Tang was formed, RZA is traveling the country performing a live re-scoring of classic Shaw Brothers martial arts film, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.

During a live screening of the film, RZA constructs his own score from a collection of custom audio files. Growing up in Brooklyn, RZA became a sort of expert on martial arts films from the 70s and 80s. This infatuation eventually leaked into his work as a music producer where he would construct beats that incorporated movie music and dialogue. Now, armed with a Wu-Tang catalog over two decades in the making, RZA is reimagining the film’s score in real time, creating a composite audio-visual experience blending genres, cultures, and eras.

The Creators Project talked to RZA about his relationship to the film, his production process, and how he got into scoring cinema:

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The Creators Project: What’s your live-scoring setup like? Are you playing Wu-Tang samples over the original score?

RZA: Well, check it out [on tour]. I’ve been hooked up the Shaw Brothers. They gave me the film and let me strip it down.

They let you strip down the audio?

Yeah, instead of using the original score. I mean, there’s a few pieces that I liked and kept, but the majority of it is me. There's about 90 sound cues in the film, and I’ll be manipulating those cues in real time.

Wow, that sounds like a lot to manage.

It took a minute to get it to where we got it. I had some good buddies help me on the technical side when we were putting it all together. But you know, when I was in about ninth grade, we were all DJing, battling each other, and trying to be the best. There was this one kid who couldn’t really DJ. He had the turntables, he had a system, he could mix, but he couldn't scratch. He was cool—he ran with us—but what he used to do was plug into a VCR and then dub the VCR to another tape. So, for example, you’d see Wile E. Coyote chasing The Road Runner, and then they’d fall off a cliff, and he would pause it and rewind it, like a pause tape. He was the first kid I ever seen do that. But when DVDs came out, I was like, “Wow, now we can really do the **** that he was doing.” It could physically be done.

So I started practicing that, and I was probably one of the first guys to do that. Of course, I’ll say I learned it from my man Tom Shannon when I was a kid. I saw him do it. But now technology has caught up to where they got it all inside the software. When the time came for me to do this, I called Tom and had him come help me. He helped me break it down, decide on certain things, and help me get to a point where I could sit there and just do it. It’s crazy how full circle it is: from seeing this movie as a kid, to becoming a young adult and using it as the title for my first album. You never know what part of your childhood, or of your life, will inspire something else.

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What aspect of martial arts films inspires you musically? The writing, cinematography, or the action?

The action was the first attraction. That’s a rhythm within itself. I became aware of the cinematography later on. 36th Chamber is one of the films that opened my eyes to cinematography and the vastness of what it could be. Take Into The Dragon, for example: Bruce Lee was great, and all that. But it was set way in the past, and the director happened to be considered one of the best directors of Asian cinema—of any cinema. But then the music happened. The emotions of the music started resonating with me. And for me, with hip-hop, I have to take that music and pin it to a groove—my drum pulse.

So that’s what I started doing, started plugging my VCR into my sampler. I could sample a strange part, with a vibe-heavy rhythm. Or I could just take an intro, like in the song “Da Mystery Of Chessboxin,” where he’s like, “Toad style is immensely strong and immune to nearly any weapon. When it's properly used it's almost invincible.” That felt dangerous, deadly, and that’s what Wu-Tang was bringing: rugged, raw, deadly hip hop. And thinking about martial arts movies and the ideas of swordsmen, there was no better way to make the analogy of how deadly we are than through martial arts films.


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[GeneChing]

What was your relationship to 36th Chamber when you were growing up in New York?

Well, I grew up in the 70s, you know. When this movie came out and I saw it, at the top ot the 80s, I was becoming conscious of oppression and the black man’s struggle in the world. It seemed similar; it felt like, “Why us?”

In the film, these people are being oppressed and are struggling. They came and killed [the main character’s] father for nothing—just stabbing people. He had to run for his life, and he was just a student, a college student, who wanted to make a change, you know? It made me think about college students in the 60s who tried to march and change the world and got fire hosed down and attacked, you know what I mean? At the time, I thought that stuff only happened in America, in this time period. But the film was one of the things that opened my mind to the fact that this happens around the world. I related to that ****. I was like, “Wow, I feel him. I understand his struggle.” I also wished there was something I could learn to help my people.

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How is producing a song in the studio different from producing a score for a film?

Let’s say I'm doing something for Wu-Tang: I’ll pick the music because I know the talent. When I did my first score with Jim Jarmusch for Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, I didn't really know what I was doing. I studied Peter and the Wolf, and I understood that I could pick different instruments to represent different characters, but I didn't really understand the whole post-production process. Jim didn't force me to sit there and go through that. But on Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino did make me sit there. I had to sit in the editing room for probably 60 days. It was cool, it was a great experience; you couldn’t beat me and Quentin in the editing room together. But at the same time, the amount of stuff I learned was wild. Instead of being the producer and the leader, I had to be more subservient to the director’s wishes.

But it still took time, you know, for me to understand that I have to deliver that vision. Now, as a person who has the capability—who has proven himself—I can approach the production of songs like I approached the score for my own film, The Man with the Iron Fist. Now, I strive to make sure the artists are embellished, and when I’m scoring a film, I also strive to make sure the emotions of my characters are being embellished.

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How does the process change when you’re doing it live, as opposed to spending, for example, 60 days in the editing room ensuring everything is perfect?

Well, it’s live in the sense that I’m doing it live, but it’s rehearsed. We’ve combed through what we think will work. This will be my fifth time doing this performance, and I think it only gets better every time, because I’ve learned what doesn’t work.

I learned that 110 cues was too much. I was overkilling it. I’ve got to let it breathe. At one moment I’m just doing me, and then I’m like, “Wait a minute, I forgot about the film.” That happened in Austin, and even though the crowd gave a standing ovation, I felt like I forgot about the film. By the time I got to LA, I kind of had a better format, I let it breathe, and I think it performed better. I think in New York, it’s going to be even better.


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RZA: Live From The 36th Chamber plays at The Town Hall Thursday, November 10 at 8pm. Visit the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema website (https://drafthouse.com/event/rza-live-from-the-36th-chamber) for future performance dates.
Still hoping for more shows. Someone here has got to see this.

[GeneChing]

POP Montreal books the Dears, RZA, the Besnard Lakes (http://www.canada.com/entertainment/music/montreal+books+dears+besnard+lakes/13342721/story.html)
BY MONTREAL GAZETTE, MONTREAL GAZETTE MAY 3, 2017 10:15 AM

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Montreal's the Besnard Lakes will perform their album The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse as part of the POP Montreal festival's 16th edition.
Photograph by: John Kenney , Montreal Gazette
POP Montreal has revealed the first wave of acts scheduled to perform at the festival’s 16th edition, taking place from Sept. 13 to 17.

They include:

Tickets for the above shows are on sale now.

POP Montreal has also announced that the festival will feature performances by Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, who will present a live score of the kung-fu film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, and reactivated Montreal dance-pop band Think About Life.

More than 350 other acts are expected to be confirmed for POP Montreal. For more information, visit popmontreal.com. I couldn't find the direct link on the popmontreal site - that site was too artsy to be navigable and the search function wasn't working for me.

Time to split this into an indie thread - been posting it on the RZA (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?48850-Rza) thread and the The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (a.k.a. Master Killer) (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?25619-The-36th-Chamber-of-Shaolin-(a-k-a-Master-Killer)) thread but now will only post on the The 36th Chamber of Shaolin RZA live score (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70256-The-36th-Chamber-of-Shaolin-RZA-live-score) thread.

[GeneChing]

RZA: Live From The 36th Chamber (https://popmontreal.com/en/calendar/enspectacle/rza-live-from-the-36th-chamber/2017-64893/)
DATE Sep 15, 2017
VENUE Théâtre Rialto : Salle St-Ambroise
CITY Montreal, Canada
SHOW 16h00
DOOR 15h00
BANDS RZA

INFOS
AT FULL CAPACITY

POP Montreal and Sessions 375 present:
RZA: Live From The 36th Chamber
FREE!

RSVP required: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rza-live-from-the-36th-chamber-of-shaolin-tickets-36963525901

*Due to scheduling issues beyond our control, RZA: Live From the 36th Chamber has been moved to Friday, September 15th at 4pm. The event will remain at the Théâtre Rialto :: Salle St-Ambroise (5723 av. du Parc) and tickets for Saturday night's event will be honoured.
The event will remain as part of the official programming of Sessions 375, unique experiences that took place during three major events this summer and that were created to celebrate Montréal.

FREE!?! srsly?!?

We don't have any active forum members in Montreal here, do we?

[GeneChing]

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Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA live-scores classic kung fu film (http://www.mcgilltribune.com/a-e/wu-tang-clans-rza-live-scores-classic-kung-fu-film-09262017/)
September 26, 2017 Arts & Entertainment/Film and TV/Music by Brandon Kaufman

At the Rialto Theatre, on Friday, Sept. 15, Wu-Tang Clan frontman RZA hovered over his computer, smiling and quietly conversing with the DJ beside him. The two were positioned almost offstage that afternoon, preparing to provide a live-scoring of the 1978 kung fu movie The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. The crowd let out a roaring cheer as the hip-hop legend approached centre stage. He offered a few generic comments about the movie, apologized for the presence of a large timer on-screen—it was necessary for the “composers”—and returned to his shadowy booth.

RZA began with some breezy soul instrumentals over the opening credits. Mere minutes after this period of calm, a meticulously choreographed action scene exploded onto the screen, as RZA spun one of his abrasive bangers. The audience rapped along with the record in sheer elation.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is a fictionalized account of the life of San Te (Gordon Liu), a student living in 18th century China. After the brutal murders of his friends and family at the hands of the oppressive Manchu government, Te becomes determined to seek revenge—pleading for an opportunity to train at the famed temple of Shaolin. The exclusive sanctuary initially rejects the non-member, but the headmaster takes pity on him. He begins training persistently to join the temple as a master. RZA overlaid a montage of Te’s strenuous training with the downtempo “C.R.E.A.M,” setting the stage for an emotional climax.

A story of dedication, rebellion, and most importantly, mastering the three section staff (a prestigious Chinese flail weapon) the movie is rightly considered the apotheosis of martial arts pictures. Te’s master immediately notices his remarkable progress. He asks him to choose one of the 35 chambers to head—each is dedicated to mastering a specific aspect of kung fu. He requests instead to create a new chamber, one devoted to training the common man. Te is initially rejected, the elitist temple accepts only the rich and noble. However, after leading his country to victory, he is granted his wish. The film concludes with Te training laymen in the hitherto elitist art of kung fu.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is in command of its audience from the start. A palpable rush jolts the heart as the viewer watches the protagonist dodge the keen sword of his foe and quickly strike back. This adrenaline-like surge—which only the best action movies are able to bring about—heightened as RZA simultaneously played Wu-Tang’s “Bring Da Ruckus.”

At the end of the film, RZA returned to the stage and spoke about his personal connection to the film. As a child, he, his brother, and cousin (GZA and Ol’ Dirty *******, both Wu-Tang members) watched the movie on repeat. From this, they developed insatiable appetites for art.

Both the music and aesthetic of the Wu-Tang Clan are as fundamentally egalitarian as the concept of the 36th chamber. Their unpretentious songs are raw, simplistic, and to the point. Wu-Tang members don’t look or behave like platinum-selling superstars. They don hoodies and loose-fitting jeans, and rap about being on food stamps and mispronouncing words. The late Ol’ Dirty ******* summed it up best at the Grammy’s in 1998 when—10 years before Kanye—he interrupted Puff Daddy’s Best Rap Album of the Year acceptance speech to declare that “Wu-Tang is for the children.”

RZA finished up his speech with some words about perseverance. He reminded the audience that only 25 years ago, he was unknown and destitute, trying to make his friends laugh by spitting absurd lyrics over stripped-down beats. When he closed the show, the audience shot to their feet and gave him a standing ovation. RZA and San Te are two souls separated only by two centuries.

This sounds super fun. I want to hear how RZA scores the Iron Head training scene. ;)

[GeneChing]

I've been waiting for two years for this show to come to SF. It finally comes on a night when I won't be available. :mad:


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RZA: Live from THE 36th CHAMBER @ The Castro Theatre (SF) (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rza-live-from-the-36th-chamber-the-castro-theatre-sf-tickets-44005973050)
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Thursday April 26th, 7PM at The Castro Theatre in San Francisco.

RZA: LIVE FROM THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
Director: Lau Kar-leung
Country: Hong Kong / United States
Runtime: 115 minutes
Year: 1978 / 2016
“Arguably the greatest martial arts film of all time.” Todd Gilchrist IGN

After 18 months of careful planning, it's finally here.

Award winning musician and film director RZA (founder of the Wu-Tang Clan) is unleashing his hip-hop genius on the mother of all martial arts masterpieces, Lau Kar-leung's THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN in a live re-score for the ages.

Long before he was universally acknowledged as a guiding force in hip-hop by birthing Staten Island's fines clan, RZA was an obsessive encyclopedia of martial arts cinema, in particular the work of the famed Shaw Brothers studio out of Hong Kong. RZA first saw THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN on television when he was 12 years old and again 2 years later on the big screen of a seedy 42nd Street theater with his cousin, Unique (who went on to become Ol' Dirty *******). Dazzled by Kar-leung's rich kung-fu tapestry, RZA (then Robert Diggs) was most profoundly affected by something that ran much deeper: the struggle between oppressed Chinese villagers and the repressive Manchu authority. "Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me. Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn't know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else," said RZA.

In viewing THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN in this allegorical light, RZA was inspired to create a wildly complex mythology, transforming his immediate urban surroundings of Staten Island into a Shaolin and his cousins and childhood friends into the Wu-Tang Clan. The resulting effort is one that stands as one of the most important hip hop albums of all time; Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

RZA: LIVE FROM THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN features RZA re-scoring the film from opening sequence to closing credit.

Every frame of the original film has been revisited and will be re scored by RZA utilizing a Wu-Tang catalog over two decades deep. This new score features a vast array of over 50 instrumental tracks, beats and vocals individually crafted and placed to amplify the narrative and electrifying action of Kar-leung's enduring classic. A true, redefining assault on the senses, this is an experienced not to be missed.

What happens when one of the most influential hiphop artists descends on one of the most influential martial arts movies? There’s only one way to find out.

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DATE AND TIME
Thu, April 26, 2018
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

LOCATION
The Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

REFUND POLICY
No Refunds

[GeneChing]

RZA Announces New Dates For Live From the 36th Chamber of Shaolin Tour (https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8257507/rza-live-from-the-36th-chamber-of-shaolin-tour-new-dates)
3/22/2018 by Nerisha Penrose
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In 2016, Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA paid tribute to the 1978 Shaw Brothers classic action film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin -- a movie that has shaped the artistry and overall aesthetic of Wu-Tang Clan -- by live-scoring the film from beginning to end at LA's Beyond Fest. Now, two years later, RZA is taking the concept back on the road for a string of new dates this April.

With the group's repertoire spanning over two decades, including the Clan's latest album The Saga Continues, RZA will pull from the group's extensive catalog to give the film's score modern update. RZA's tour will begin on April 17 in Denver, CO and will make stops in Washington, DC, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco, where he'll wrap up the short jaunt.

RZA was exposed to the world of martial arts cinema as a young kid growing up in New York City and saw The 36th Chamber of Shaolin at the age of 12. The multi-hyphenate became enthralled by the culture and affected by the film's story about the oppressed Chinese villagers and the Manchu authority.

"Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me," RZA said in a statement. "Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else."

Check out the dates for the RZA: Live From The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Tour.

April 17 -- Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
April 18 -- Washington DC @ Warner Theatre
Aprl 20 -- Miami, FL @ Lemon City Studios (III Joints Fest)
April 24 -- Los Angeles @ Palace Theater
April 25 -- San Francisco, CA @ Castro Theatre

Still bummed I'll be out of town for the SF show, but I will be in striking distance of LA, only I'm not sure if I'll be free by that time.

[GeneChing]

40th anniversary of martial arts classic ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ at Alamo (https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/40th-anniversary-of-martial-arts-classic-The-12799722.php)
By G. Allen Johnson Published 12:57 pm, Monday, April 2, 2018

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Gordon Liu in “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” (1978)

Forty years ago, director Liu Chia-ling and star Gordon Liu burst into the cultural consciousness in Asia with one of the greatest and most transcending martial arts films, “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin,” based on the legend of the 18th century Shaolin monk San Te.

It took a while for the West to catch on, but in Asia, this was a watershed moment in the post-Bruce Lee, pre-Jackie Chan martial arts landscape.

Many Americans first became aware of the film as one of the many chopped-up and badly dubbed kung fu movies that appeared on late-night shows such as “Kung Fu Theater” in the 1980s. Now restored for its 40th, it plays at the Alamo Drafthouse’s New Mission.

Also, hip-hop artist RZA has written a score for the film and plans to premiere it live at the Castro Theatre on April 26.

— G. Allen Johnson

“36th Chamber of Shaolin”: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8. $11. Alamo Drafthouse’s New Mission, 2550 Mission St., S.F. (415) 549-5959. www.drafthouse.com/sf

THREADS:
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (a.k.a. Master Killer) (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?25619-The-36th-Chamber-of-Shaolin-(a-k-a-Master-Killer))
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin RZA live score (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70256-The-36th-Chamber-of-Shaolin-RZA-live-score)

[GeneChing]

INTERVIEW – RZA ON LIFE, KUNG FU AND HIS UPCOMING LIVE-SCORING EVENT AT THE PARAMOUNT (https://303magazine.com/2018/04/interview-rza-life-kung-fu-upcoming-live-scoring-event-paramount/)
Colin Wrenn April 13, 2018
Music

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The RZA has done it all. He founded the Wu-Tang Clan. He produced countless hit records. He wrote, directed, acted in and scored multiple major motion pictures. His influence is immeasurable. And lucky for us he will be here on Tuesday, April 17th live-scoring a film that has been integral to his creative process and personal journey, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. We spoke with the man about his love of kung fu and just what exactly it means to live-score a film.

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303 Magazine: Kung fu has always been a big part of your aesthetic. Can you tell me a bit about how you got into it and what it means for your artistic process?

RZA: I got into kung fu movies as a young kid watching ’em. Watching Bruce Lee of course, Jim Kelly. That led on to the Shaw Brothers collection, Five Deadly Venoms of course being one of the greatest. But when I saw this film 36 Chambers (Shaw Brothers), it gave me a whole different perspective and view on history, and it gave me a unique inspiration. And actually out of probably all the films it probably sent me on the biggest quest, and that quest of course was to learn more about Buddhaism and what it meant. And that opened up so many doors for me as far as mentally.

303: When did you first see the film?

RZA: I think the first time I saw it was between 10 or 11 years old. But the time that it really penetrated me on a subconscious level and on a mental level was the age of 14. When I watched it during puberty it it really gave me a whole other perspective not just on kung fu but on history and on life. My idea to bring this film and to show it to other audiences, I’m looking to hopefully respark that same energy at different levels. His struggle, of the lead character, I think any man can be able to relate to it, knowing that if you go through a deep struggle and you perfect your chambers you really gonna come out better. If you put that dedication into it, and determination is important right? Dedication and determination is what punches a hole through the rock, and consistency, and the film shows that.

What we do to enhance the film experience is we are rescoring it, and putting new tracks over it, new grooves over it, so you’ll see the kung fu with a different cadence. You’ll laugh a little differently as well, because we play around a little bit to with some of the music and some of the scenes. It’s definitely an enjoyable experience. Each time we’ve done it it’s probably an 80% standing ovation ratio, so it’s been fun and rewarding.

303: You’ve done a lot of film scoring in your career, did you have any inclination when you started doing music that that would be the direction you wanted to take it?

RZA: I didn’t know I was gonna end up composing films. It was actually this dude Jim Jarmusch helped me identify that particular quality. Jim Jarmusch had came to me and he said he’s doing a new film called Ghost Dog, he’s gonna write it, and he wants me to be the composer. And that just changed the game for me, just gave me an outlet for that kind of creativity.

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303: Have you switched anything up with the live-scoring since the Austin debut?

RZA: Yeah. Some things will change, cuz it’s live some things may happen on the fly. We were able to, this particular run, we were able to remove 80% of the original score. We couldn’t remove all of it because some of the score is attached to the foley, so that’s a whole other chamber. We also was able to add subtitles, so it’s a dubbed version and it’s subtitled so you won’t lose the story no matter how much the music may change or you may be dancing or groovin’ and all. And of course there will be some unpredictable things that’s gonna happen, but that’s what makes it fun, the naturalism of it.

303: Is there any reason you chose to open this leg of the tour in Denver?

RZA: No that was all out of my hands. But when they said that Denver was interested — I haven’t been to Denver since the Democratic Convention was there. So I’m due to come back, I normally would like to come back and rock the microphone, I know Wu-Tang played the Fox Theatre last time we came out there. But I’m happy to come back to the city and show this particular form of art.

One thing I’m sure of, I’m not worried about nobody not getting a chance to smoke their blunt or chew their edible. I’m sure we gonna have a good time. Because this a perfect audio-visual experience for that kind of brainwave.

303: Do you have any plans for any other live-scoring projects?

RZA: We’ll do this right now, and if we continue to have success with it and the fans are enjoying themselves and want to see me continue to do it — if they demand it we’ll supply it. Looking forward to seeing you in Denver. Peace.

RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber will screen at the Paramount Theater Tuesday, April 17. Doors are at 7 p.m. with the show at 8. Tickets are available here.

All photography courtesy of RZA’s Facebook and I N F A M O U S.

I'm still super bummed that I won't be in town for this. RZA hasn't reached out to me about it like he did when this was still just a concept. In fact, we haven't had any communication in years. Although I'll add that a fanboy 'friend' asked me to introduce them to RZA - a dude I haven't heard from in some time and now he wants that kind of favor? Some people... :rolleyes:

[GeneChing]

RZA, Francis Ford Coppola Lead David Lynch's Festival of Disruption (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rza-francis-ford-coppola-lead-david-lynchs-festival-of-disruption-w521616)
Vic Mensa, Carrie Brownstein, Jeff Goldblum and orchestra, Mike Patton & DJ QBert slated for fest's Los Angeles return

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23 hours ago

RZA, Vic Mensa, Jeff Goldblum and Mike Patton & DJ QBert are among the artists that will take part in the David Lynch-curated Festival of Disruption, which returns to Los Angeles' Ace Hotel on October 13th and 14th.

From Dennis Hopper's glibness on the 'Blue Velvet' set to the filmmaker's proclivity for lighting up, the Festival of Disruption comes to New York

The latest installment in the filmmaker's annual event, sponsored by jewelry designer Alex & Ani, also boasts talks, screenings and readings with Carrie Brownstein, Grace Jones, Amber Tamblyn and Francis Ford Coppola, who will host a Q&A and screening revolving around his 1996 not-so-acclaimed Robin Williams film Jack.

"I thought it would be interesting to show what is usually considered my worst film. As films are generally like your children, you tend to favor those that are the most disadvantaged," Coppola said of the screening in a statement. Lynch himself will also participate in an audience Q&A.

RZA's performance will see the Wu-Tang Clan mastermind re-scoring the 1978 kung fu film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin using tracks from throughout the producer's discography.

Other musical acts include Liminal Soundbath (Sigur Ros' Jonsi with Alex Somers and Paul Corley), Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, Earth's Dylan Carlson, a DJ set by Saint Motel and roots musician Justin Johnson, who Lynch discovered on YouTube. The Dover Quartet will also perform music from their Twin Peaks Suite.

"The Festival of Disruption is not only a music festival, it’s also an art festival and forum for speakers to share ideas and inspire creativity," Lynch said of the event in a statement. "It promotes Transcendental Meditation, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, to end suffering for the people and bring happiness and peace. The Festival of Disruption wants to disrupt the old bad, and bring in the new good."

Art exhibits dedicated to Lynch, fashion designer Christian Louboutin and David OReilly are also on had at the Festival of Disruption, which raises money for the David Lynch Foundation. Tickets for the festival go on sale this Wednesday, June 20th at 10 a.m. PST.

In May, Lynch held his Festival of Disruption in Brooklyn for the first time, with Jim James, Animal Collective, Angel Olsen and a Blue Velvet screening among the highlights.

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This sounds really cool.

[GeneChing]

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Tyler Maas July 17, 2018

Oriental Theatre hasn’t even re-opened yet, and we already love what Milwaukee Film is doing with the place. The newly-renovated theater and all-around local treasure is scheduled to return on August 10. A couple weeks later, Oriental will host none other than Wu-Tang Clan member, producer, and filmmaker RZA for an incredible, can’t-miss movie event.

On Saturday, August 25, Oriental Theatre will host “RZA: Live From the 36th Chamber.” The event—presented by Milwaukee Film in collaboration with Hip-Hop Week MKE—will bring the legendary rapper to the iconic Milwaukee movie house for a live re-scoring of the 1978 Shaw Brothers kung-fu classic, The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin.

RZA will add Wu-Tang Clan’s extensive catalog and his own artistic influence to the entirety of the beloved martial arts movie. At this point, this is the only RZA: Live From the 36th Chamber show scheduled in the Midwest.

Tickets to the 9:30 p.m. blend of music, movies, and martial arts are $36. They go on sale at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18. Holy ****.


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I'm still upset that I missed this when it came to California. :mad:

[GeneChing]

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA Is Coming to Portland to Perform a Live Score of His Favorite Martial Arts Movie (https://www.wweek.com/music/2019/03/25/wu-tang-clans-rza-is-coming-to-portland-to-perform-a-live-score-of-his-favorite-martial-arts-movie/)

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Enter the Wu-Tang's "36th Chamber" live score. IMAGE: Stefan Hoederath/Redferns

By Shannon Gormley | Published March 25 at 3:31 PM Updated March 25 at 3:31 PM

Next month, Portlanders will get to see hear the music of Wu-Tang Clan the way it was always meant to be heard—as a live score to a martial arts movie about a rebellion against an oppressive regime.

In 2016, RZA, the nominal leader of the legendarily sprawling rap group, started touring a live score to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, a 1970s movie that follows a martial arts student's decision to take action against his government after a student uprising is violently suppressed. The score is semi-improvised, and mixes Wu-Tang and Wu-Tang-related tracks with vibey hip-hop instrumentals. His stop at the Hollywood Theatre on April 27 will be the tour's first Portland show.

Not only is it an opportunity to watch RZA's favorite martial arts movie with the influential producer himself, it will likely be the smallest venue where you'll ever be able to see him perform.

Wu-Tang's discography—not to mention the rap collective's name—is loaded with martial arts references, including their landmark debut, 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). But 36th Chamber holds a particularly special place in RZA's heart.

"This film showed me that oppression was worldwide," he told Rolling Stone last year. "Here I am seeing the Manchurians oppressed, and it was a bunch of college kids standing up, trying to get involved with the revolution, risking their lives, destroying the school, and then this kid now has to find a way to get revenge to uplift the people."

Tickets for the Hollywood Theatre show go on sale Tuesday, April 2.

No one here has seen this yet?

[GeneChing]

Wu-Tang Clan brings “Enter The Wu Tang: 36 Chambers” to Shoreline on June 22. I'm so there.


Miley Cyrus Sings "Drugs Rule Everything Around Me" on Her Wu-Tang-Inspired Song "D.R.E.AM." (https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a27663787/miley-cyrus-dream-lyrics-meaning/)
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BY ERICA GONZALES
MAY 31 2019, 1:54 AM EDT

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Miley Cyrus is back on her music grind with a six-track EP, She Is Coming, her follow-up to her 2017 album Younger Now. The project just released at midnight, but one song is already getting a lot of attention: "D.R.E.A.M." (Drugs Rule Everything Around Me) featuring Ghostface Killah.


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The track is an obvious reference to Wu-Tang Clan's legendary 1993 hip-hop hit, "C.R.E.AM. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)," if the title and feature artist didn't already give that away. Miley even samples "C.R.E.A.M." on the song. (Wu-Tang originally sampled 1967's "As Long as I've Got You" by The Charmels for their version of the track.)

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[GeneChing]

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It's possible Miley got the group's blessing if she was able to get the sample cleared and managed to get Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah to drop a verse in the outro. But considering the amount of backlash Cyrus has received on social media for her take on hip-hop during her Bangerz era, it's unclear how this collaboration will ride with rap fans.

Possible critics aside, Miley's take on the Wu-Tang classic is an airy, chilled-out pop tune honoring the singer's party lifestyle. "Wake up with new tattoos on my body / Drugs rule everything around me," she sings in part of the chorus.

Read all of the lyrics to "D.R.E.A.M." below.

You're in my bed uninvited
It's fine 'cause I'm in a mood
Hope you don't mind if I spike it
We'll drink it, just me and you

And you know we're gonna be alright
We'll be sleeping on a red-eye flight
Keep up with me 'til the end of the night
And we're just gettin' started

Always last to leave the party
Drugs rule everything around me
Wake up with new tattoos on my body
Drugs rule everything around me
Hit the ghost, raise a toast, pop the molly
I can go toe to toe, like I'm Olly
We're all tryna feel the lonely
Drugs rule everything around me

Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me

These planes are all UFOs
And this city's in outer space
It's better than where we came from
I think that we both should stay

'Cause you know we're gonna be alright
We'll be ****ing on a red-eye flight
Keep up with me 'til the end of the night
And we're just gettin' started

Always last to leave the party
Drugs rule everything around me
Wake up with new tattoos on my body
Drugs rule everything around me
Hit the ghost, raise a toast, pop the molly
All the girls in my room look like Dolly
We're all tryna feel the lonely
Drugs rule everything around me

(Drugs rule everything around me)
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me

[Outro: Ghostface Killah]
The drugs rule everything around me
You could call me a king
I got it all in my store, you should crown me
Purple Perc, sticky green Mollies, sipping lean
Got the white that's sure to light the floor like in "Billie Jean"
Scarface nights (Nights)
500 thousand on the pinkie, Broadway ice (Ice)
We throw bangers at weddings and y'all throw rice (Rice)
Lollapalooza, Coachella custies, that's my type
Party all night


THREADS
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - RZA live score (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70256-The-36th-Chamber-of-Shaolin-RZA-live-score)
Wu Forever! (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49338-Wu-Forever!)

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RZA of Wu-Tang Clan to perform live score during martial arts film at Coolidge Corner Theatre (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/08/rza-tang-clan-perform-live-score-during-martial-arts-film-coolidge-corner-theatre/EzB32dxwcjIAlORIknBCAN/story.html)
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RZA speaks onstage during the Hulu 2019 Summer TCA Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 26, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. A founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, RZA will perform live scores at the Coolidge Corner Theatre during two showings of “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” in September.(PHOTO BY PRESLEY ANN/GETTY IMAGES FOR HULU)

The plan came together faster than a few expertly delivered kung fu moves — and it’s the most excited that Mark Anastasio, director of special programming at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, has been about an event in a very long time.

For two nights in September, RZA — real-name Robert Fitzgerald Diggs — a founding member of the legendary New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, will perform live scores at the Brookline venue during showings of “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin,” the 1978 martial arts film that served as inspiration for the group.

“We do a lot of cool things here,” said Anastasio, who has worked at the Coolidge for more than a decade. “But this is certainly a career highlight.”

Anastasio said it’s long been on the theater’s wish-list to get the noted producer, rapper, and director to bring his audio-visual performance, “RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber of Shaolin” — in which he provides the soundtrack to the martial arts flick, from opening to closing credits — to the area.

But pulling it all together always felt slightly out of reach.

“It always seemed like this unattainable gig,” he said in a telephone interview, “something so big that we could never bring it to Boston.”

Several months ago, however, the opportunity to carry out that fantasy finally presented itself.

In April, a colleague of Anastasio’s at the Hollywood Theatre, in Portland, Oregon, successfully brought RZA to the venue to perform for crowds, as the Lau Kar-leung-directed martial arts classic played on screen.

With the help and endorsement of staff from the Portland theater, Anastasio got in touch with the folks handling RZA’s public engagements, and managed to book the rapper for an East Coast appearance.

“We were off and running from there,” Anastasio said. “It came together fast.”

RZA will perform two shows at the Coolidge, on Sept. 20 and 21. The first performance has already sold out, and tickets for the encore performance are going quickly.

During the events, Anastasio said people can expect everything from “drum machines to keyboards and a baby grand piano” to be played, as characters from the film appear on screen and the epic fight scenes unfold.

“The award-winning musician, film composer, and director will be using a Wu-Tang catalog over two decades deep, as he drops beats from opening scene to closing credits, to amplify the action,” a description on the theater’s website says.

Anastasio added, “these are the beats from all of the Wu-Tang records that RZA produced, but being played in a way that works for a kung-fu fight scene.”

Following the shows, RZA will stick around and talk more about music, martial arts, and the history of the Wu-Tang, during question-and-answer sessions with attendees.

The first night will be moderated by music writer Brian Coleman, author of “Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies.”

Chris Faraone, editor of DigBoston and founder of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, will guide the discussion on the second night.

Anastasio said the choice of moderators was deliberate.

“RZA specifically wanted people with deep hip-hop knowledge to be conducting these conversations with him,” he said.

For Faraone, chatting with RZA will mark something of a homecoming. The seasoned hip-hop writer compiled the liner notes for a special vinyl edition of the group’s 1993 debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” a project done in collaboration with the rapper that was released in 2016.

He’s looking forward to continuing that conversation.

“It’s always an incredible honor to travel down memory lane with him — RZA has a remarkable ability to recall people and events,” Faraone said in a message to the Globe. “I will definitely be picking up on some of the loose threads that came up in our extensive interviews.”

Steve Annear can be reached at steve.annear@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @steveannear.

I reached out to RZA when Wu-Tang came through last June (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49338-Wu-Forever!&p=1314361#post1314361) but we missed. His agent gave me a courteous reply.

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RZA to perform at St. George Theatre in November; tickets on sale now (https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2019/09/rza-to-perform-at-st-george-theatre-in-november-tickets-on-sale-now.html)
Updated Sep 5, 2:33 PM; Posted Sep 5, 12:05 PM

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Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, an executive producer of the Hulu miniseries "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," posing for a portrait during the 2019 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP*)

By Victoria Priola | vpriola@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- RZA returns to Shaolin in November for a special performance at the St. George Theatre.

The rapper, record producer, actor, director and founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan will re-score the martial arts film “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” by Lau Kar-leung at the St. George Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets went on sale Thursday at noon.

“RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber of Shaolin” features the artist re-scoring the film live from opening sequence to closing credit, utilizing Wu-Tang’s catalog. Wu-Tang buffs may know that Kar-leung’s film was RZA’s inspiration for the hip-hop group.

“Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me," RZA said. “Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else.”


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Staten Island! RZA wants to see YOU at the St. George Theatre on Saturday, November 9 for RZA: LIVE FROM THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN! Tickets go on sale today at 12PM #rza #wutangclan #wutang #thewutangclan #shaolin #the36thchamberofshaolin #36chambers #statenisland #stgeorgetheatre

RZA’s score will feature more than 50 instrumental tracks, beats and vocals individually crafted and placed to amplify the narrative and action of Kar-leung’s classic.

Wu-Tang Clan also has a new Hulu series, “Wu-Tang: An American Saga," which revisits the group’s beginnings. Fans gathered in the heart of the Wu-Tang Clan District on Wednesday for free ice cream and merchandise in support of the series premiere.

HOW TO ATTEND

“RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber of Shaolin" will take place Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. in the St. George Theatre, 35 Hyatt St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $35-$45.

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RZA performance at St. George Theatre canceled ‘due to production issues’ (https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2019/10/rza-performance-at-st-george-theatre-canceled-due-to-production-issues.html)
Posted Oct 22, 2019

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Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, an executive producer of the Hulu miniseries "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," posing for a portrait during the 2019 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP*)

By Victoria Priola | vpriola@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- RZA’s return to Shaolin has been put on hold for now.

The founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan was scheduled to perform Saturday, Nov. 9, at the St. George Theatre, but the show has been canceled.

“Due to production issues, ‘RZA: Live from the 36 Chambers’ on November 9 has been canceled,” said an official statement from the St. George Theatre. “Refunds are available at point of purchase.”

It was not immediately known if the show would be rescheduled.

The rapper has toured the country with “RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber of Shaolin,” in which he re-scores the martial arts film “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” by Lau Kar-leung with live music from Wu-Tang’s catalog.

Wu-Tang buffs may know that the film was RZA’s inspiration for forming the hip-hop group.

“Beyond the kung-fu, it was the reality of the situation that hit me," RZA said. “Growing up as a black kid in America, I didn’t know that that kind of story had existed anywhere else.”

Wu-Tang Clan has made quite the comeback this year. “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” is now streaming on Hulu. With it has come promotional MTA MetroCards, free ice cream and multiple film shoots on Staten Island.

In fact, one stop on the “RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber of Shaolin” tour included a sit-down conversation about the Hulu series at Coolidge Corner Theatre in Massachusetts.

RZA has not officially commented on the cancellation of the St. George Theatre show.


No show on the rugged grains of Shaolin soil...:(

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Wu-Tang Clan's RZA: III Points 2020 Will Mark "a New Display of Our Creativity and Talent" (https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/kanye-west-hosting-super-bowl-sunday-service-in-miami-11466956)
KAT BEIN | JANUARY 30, 2020 | 8:40AM

RZA's last great Miami memory includes a potent mixture of weed, '70s kung fu flicks, and tequila shots till sunrise. It was April 2018, and the Wu-Tang Clan figurehead had come to town to headline III Points' annual 4/20-themed event, III Joints. For his performance, RZA crafted a live hip-hop soundtrack to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, a Hong Kong cinema classic and seminal text in the Wu canon. It was half rap concert, half film screening, and all serious smoke-out.

“Everybody was really smoking and sippin',” RZA remembers. “There was moments where the audience was just engaged by what was on the screen, but there was moments where the audience gave in to the hip-hop performance that was happening, jumping up and down, throw your hands up in the air [stuff]. That was a very unique experience: outdoors, Miami, and the weather was beautiful.”

When III Joints wrapped, RZA and crew took the party to the downtown Miami nightclub Floyd. Shortly after joining Call Super — the DJ visiting that night — behind the booth, the rapper, producer, and all-around creative force let the Miami spirit take over, found a mike, and began MC'ing over the house mix bumping through the venue. Soon enough, dancers were being invited up for free tequila shots from Bobby Digital himself.

“I definitely was pouring a lot of shots into a lot of glasses,” he recalls. “One thing about me: When I party and I get loose, I just go with the flow.”

Things will undoubtedly flow once again come May, when the full Wu-Tang Clan will join RZA for a headlining set at III Points' full-fledged music festival. The Clan is preparing to mark the start of the 2020s as a new era for the group and will arrive in Miami armed with a whole new set list and stage production.

It's a welcome return: Since 2015, a member of Wu-Tang has played at least one III Points event per year. Ghostface Killah was the first to come through in 2015, followed by a hyped-up performance from Method Man and Wu affiliate Redman in 2016. III Points brought the full Clan through for a standalone concert during Art Basel 2017 and then called upon RZA for the 2018 edition of III Joints. Last year's festival saw a return from Ghostface, joined by Raekwon for a full performance of the 1995 classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

“I mean, we love Miami, right?” RZA says. “It's always iconic to go there; we get that good Cuban food. Usually I don't eat until after the show, but I eat twice before the show [in Miami]. When invitations come from that city, we're trying to RSVP. If you guys want us to come, we want to come, and that's what we do.”

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Wu-Tang Clan's last performance in Miami was heavy on songs from the group's seminal 1993 debut LP, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

“It was sold-out to capacity,” RZA recalls, “and the energy was high. On that particular night, we actually brought in our stage set from New York, where we turned the stage to look like our neighborhood. What a night – I mean, what a weekend.”

This year, the group brought on a new creative developer, who, along with the long-term team, is designing a new stage production intended to bring the Wu-niverse into a new dimension. The set list is also getting a major face-lift, a treat for any Killer Bees looking for more solo Wu members and full Clan deep cuts during live shows.

“There's a lot of great songs in the catalog that don't get a lot of concert play for whatever reason,” RZA says. “The first call we had this week was changing our set list in a more cinematic, dynamic way."

It makes sense that RZA and the Clan would want to update their presentation for a new decade: vivid imagery and a flair for the theatrical have always been cornerstones of the Wu-Tang aesthetic. Across the group's discography, songs and albums are filled with movie samples and sound effects that help graft indelible imagery onto listeners' minds.

“Wu-Tang came out even before DVDs,” RZA laughs. “That may not sound like reality, but it is. There was no TV in your headrest; that didn't happen 'till late '96, '97.

"When we made 36 Chambers, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., and Liquid Swords, Ironman, the goal was that the audience would have an audiovisual experience; I was trying to make movies with those albums," he continues. "I'm from the generation of New Yorkers that, for good and bad reasons, used to travel out of state. Whether it was traveling down to Howard University to go to homecoming, on to Atlanta Freaknik, or going down to South Beach... I made [Wu-Tang Clan's music] with the idea of helping that road trip be cool for you.”

While the exact dimension and flavor of Wu-Tang's 2020 III Points headline set can't yet be defined, RZA is **** sure it's gonna be a movie of its own.

“We're striving — and I say 'striving' because you've got to strive, and if you get it, get it,” he says, "but we are striving to make this a new display of our creativity and our talent through our concerts. You guys will be among some of the first to see it this year.”

Indeed, the Wu hasn't held a single stateside performance since its popular Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga first aired late last year. Animated by all of the renewed hype, RZA and the Clan are ready to ride a wave of innovation into the next chapter of their ongoing story.

“We have a lot of new fans getting engaged by us,” he says. “We're just looking forward to getting in front of them with the crew. This is foundation, and [we want] people to understand why Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothing to eff with.”

III Points 2020. With Wu-Tang Clan, Robyn, the Strokes, Disclosure, and others. Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, at Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-573-0371; manawynwood.com. Tickets cost $99 to $249 via iiipoints.com.

They're coming to the Oracle on February 21. Hopefully I can make that.

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Wow. I would love to see this. I'm very into orchestral music and am a member of our local symphony - have been for years.



Wu-Tang Clan to perform with Detroit Symphony Orchestra in tribute to classic album, film (https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2020/02/13/wu-tang-clan-detroit-symphony-orchestra-36-chambers/4747480002/)
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free PressPublished 11:00 a.m. ET Feb. 13, 2020

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Closing act Wu-Tang Clan performs on the main stage during the Movement festival at Hart Plaza in Detroit on May 28, 2018. (Photo: Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press)

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is ready to bring the ruckus — and some cinematic kung-fu.

The venerable DSO will team with pioneering hip-hop outfit Wu-Tang Clan on March 21 in a celebration of the group’s groundbreaking 1993 debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).”

Conceived by Wu-Tang founder RZA, the event will also include a screening of the ‘70s kung-fu movie that inspired the album’s title — “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” — with the DSO performing the film's score.

Tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. Feb 20. Proceeds from the concert, which is being presented by Quicken Loans Community Fund, will go to the DSO’s educational programs.

Wu-Tang has incorporated symphonic elements in the past — notably at the Coachella fest in 2013 — but this will be the group’s first collaboration with a full orchestra. Enrico Lopez-Yañez, principal pops conductor with the Nashville Symphony, will conduct the program.

In a statement Thursday, group founder RZA called the pairing “historic and monumental.”

“This collaboration with the DSO is a great example of the bandwidth that hip-hop has and how its community stretches across the landscape of music,” said RZA.

For the DSO, this is the second straight year a hip-hop heavyweight has been welcomed onto the Orchestra Hall stage: Rapper Nas teamed with the DSO last March for a classical treatment of his album "Illmatic."

"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" remains one of hip-hop's milestone records — an album that helped shape the sound of the '90s and influence a generation of producers. RZA and company celebrated the album's anniversary with performances at Detroit's Movement festival in 2018 and again at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre last year.

Speaking backstage with the Free Press ahead of that 2018 Movement set, RZA reflected on the album's mythic status:

"We definitely had an epiphany, an intuition, that what we were doing was something that would be groundbreaking, that would explode around the world. We wanted to be that entity. It’s a blessing that we were able to achieve that through hard work — to be here 25 years later displaying our music and having fun with kids, with people of all age, colors, creeds and genders."

"We gave you a pure hip-hop album," said RZA. "Taking nothing away from our great predecessors and peers like Tribe (Called Quest) and everybody, you couldn’t even trace us totally back to jazz or any other one thing. It became like, ‘There’s only one category for this ... hip-hop!’ And even though we pulled from soul — we pulled from everything — just the way we manipulated it, and our lyrical approach, there was no other way to define it.”

Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.

[GeneChing]

Hollywood Theatre’s Archive is Home to a Kung Fu Film Collection Coveted by the Likes of Quentin Tarantino and RZA
(https://www.wweek.com/arts/2020/02/19/hollywood-theatres-archive-is-home-to-a-kung-fu-film-collection-coveted-by-the-likes-of-quentin-tarantino-and-rza/)“You have to hate film as much as you love it before you can truly appreciate it. It’s such a pain in the ass.”

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By Shannon Gormley |Published 5:33 AM Updated 7:46 AM

Last March, at Hollywood Theatre, fans of Wu-Tang Clan were treated to a rare event: a live scoring of the 1978 martial arts classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, orchestrated by the group's de facto leader, RZA.

But the legendary rapper and producer got something even better, and rarer, out of his appearance—a tour of the theater's archive room.

"He lost his mind," says Dan Halsted, the Hollywood's head programmer.

Halsted, 41, is the owner of a coveted collection of kung fu films, which he stores in a dimly lit, subterranean space roughly the size of a small, one-bedroom apartment. What makes it so valuable and unique is not the quantity of the films but the quality. Some of the reels found in the cardboard boxes lining the room's metal shelves are the only known prints in existence, including a few that are foundational to the Wu-Tang universe: The Mystery of Chessboxing, 7 Grand Masters and Shaolin vs. Wu Tang, which he scored for $25 from a film vault in L.A. that didn't know what it had.

The archive is also what drew Quentin Tarantino to the theater three years ago, when he made a surprise appearance during a screening of The Hateful Eight. "He borrows my stuff all the time," Halsted says.

The collection is so prized Halsted requested that its exact location be kept secret, and there were certain films WW wasn't allowed to photograph. When you first walk in, though, the archive just looks like an archetypal stoner hideout: Movie posters line the walls, Christmas lights hang from the ceiling. Amid the packed shelves sits a worn-out couch.

But the details are jaw-dropping. Some of the collection was dug up through careful hunting, but a lot of it was found via "raids"—whenever an old theater closes, Halsted grabs whatever they'll let him take. It's all difficult to come by, and difficult to keep.

"You have to hate film as much as you love it before you can truly appreciate it," says Halsted. "It's such a pain in the ass."

Edison Projector

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The Hollywood Theatre's projector collection includes a kinetoscope, or Edison projector, made during the silent film era. Halsted has been told his projector works, but he's never tried it for himself. The earliest commercial film stock has a nitrate base, which is highly flammable. "It kind of scares me a little bit," he says. "When nitrate catches on fire, it just burns till it's gone. You can throw it underwater and it still burns."

Film Repair Desk

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Halsted often has to repair the sprockets on the movies in his archive—those are the square holes along the sides of a film that hook onto a projector's winders. He repairs each one manually with a splicer, a tool that's a little like a hole punch. Each frame has four sprockets on each side, and each film has about 24 frames per second. "It's a nightmare," Halsted says. "Some of those kung fu shows, people have no idea the work that went into it. That was days of work."

Ku-Fang: Il Ciclone di Hong-Kong Poster

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When Tarantino visited the Hollywood in 2015, he gave Halsted a poster for the Italian version of Kung Fu Queen—a movie starring Angela Mao, one of the most famous female martial arts stars of all time—to thank him for his work as an archivist. The pair spent the rest of the night drinking across the street at the now-shuttered dive Blackwell's.

2001: A Space Odyssey on 70 mm

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The Hollywood is the only theater in Oregon that can screen 70 mm film. In the age of digital projection and streaming services, it's a luxury and inconvenience most theaters can't afford: Collectively, the 10 reels that make up 2001, which Halsted began screening yearly in 2015, weigh about 400 pounds. The Hollywood had to rent the film for each screening until last year, when it raised $25,000 to buy its own, brand-new print from Warner Bros. Halsted hopes to add more 70 mm prints to Hollywood's collection; his dream is to find Die Hard in wide format.

Moviola

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You can't stop or rewind a projector without burning a hole in the film, so editors would use Moviolas to view their works-in-progress. Like many things in the archive, it ended up at the Hollywood because someone was looking to get rid of it, and reached out to Halsted out of the blue. The machine arrived in pieces. Halsted learned how to put it together by watching a scene in 1981's Blow Out, in which John Travolta's character assembles one.

Hollywood Theatre Spring Highlights

Come to Daddy, Feb. 21

The Wiz, Feb. 24

Godzilla vs. King Kong on 35 mm, Feb. 25

The Future Is Now: Film Noir Hybrids for the Nervous Generation with Elliot Lavine, March 15-29

I can totally imagine RZA nerding out here.

Wu-Tang is coming to our area this Friday but unfortunately I can't make it. I'm rather bummed about that. I was thinking of reaching out to RZA, but he wasn't available last time and I'd have to really work to make the time. He's probably busy anyway. Maybe next time. :(

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sj3sVywp54

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qTrUgqmprM

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Friday, February 17, 2023 7:30PM — Saturday, February 18, 2023 7:30PM
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RZA and the Colorado Symphony Present: 36 Chambers of Shaolin and A Ballet Through Mud (https://tickets.coloradosymphony.org/6408)
Description
From the mind of RZA – Colorado Symphony Imagination Artist and de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan – comes a symphonic double-feature that bridges the gap between classical and contemporary music. This February, don't miss the 36 Chambers of Shaolin* alongside a brand-new work by RZA that highlights spoken word, live ballet, and rich orchestration with the Colorado Symphony.

*This concert does not include members of the Wu-Tang Clan other than RZA.

"This collaboration really came about at the perfect time for me. As an artist, I’m always striving for ways to grow and evolve and when you get a chance to hear your music translated by an orchestra, it’s so fulfilling, the vibration of it, the feel of it. As musicians we strive to inspire or give inspiration to our listeners. At the same time, I was inspired to take my own music in a new and different direction and having the opportunity to collaborate with the Colorado Symphony had a huge impact on this project. This music comes straight from my heart and I’m excited to finally share it with the world." - RZA

Featured Artists
RZA
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Yusha-Marie Sorzano, choreographer
Sarah Lozoff, intimacy director
Natalie McCall, dancer
Andrea Soto, dancer
Emara Neymour, dancer
Myles Lavallee, dancer
Alve, dancer
Madison Moser, dancer

Repertoire
36 Chambers of Shaolin*
A Ballet Through Mud

*This concert does not include members of the Wu-Tang Clan other than RZA.


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RZA and the Colorado Symphony Present: 36 Chambers of Shaolin and A Ballet Through Mud
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RZA and the Colorado Symphony Present: 36 Chambers of Shaolin and A Ballet Through Mud
Pricing: $15 - $98+
 Accessible seating is located in Orchestra 2, Dress Circle 1, and Mezzanine 7.
+Plus fees & taxes. Not sure how 36 Chambers would pair with Rite of Spring, but this sounds really cool...