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The Wolf of Baghdad – a memoir of a lost homeland

November 16, 2018 in Events, General

Illustration © The Surreal McCoy

The Wolf Of Baghdad, an audio-visual project created by PCO member The Surreal McCoy, is based on her Iraqi-Jewish family’s memories of their lost homeland. A short preview can be seen here.

Illustration © The Surreal McCoy

Drawn digitally the memoir will be presented as a motion comic – a semi-animated slideshow on a big screen. Essentially wordless it will have musical accompaniment by new Judeo-Arabic ensemble 3yin and will be performed over two nights at London’s JW3 venue on 21st and 22nd November 2018. Booking link here.

3yin are Daniel Jonas, multi-instrumentalist and vocals; Keith Clouston, oud; Sass Hoory, percussion; Carol Isaacs, accordion; Shirley Smart, cello. Repertoire is taken from the music the Jews of Iraq would have been familiar with, both secular and sacred.

Illustration © The Surreal McCoy

Read more about the project and hear an interview with the creator here

Illustration © The Surreal McCoy

The Surreal McCoy’s blog about the project can be found here

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by Glenn Marshall

December 5, 2017 in General

The Finns have a word – kaukokaipuu, which means a feeling of homesickness for a place you’ve never been to. With funding from Arts Coucil England PCO member The Surreal McCoy is embarking on an audio-visual project called The Wolf of Baghdad. It will tell the story of her family’s lost homeland, a place that she has longed to go to but only has only ever travelled to via their memories.

Originally from Iraq, they fled their country after more than two millennia of continuity and were scattered around the globe. Unable to visit because of regional unrest this project is her way of experiencing life in Baghdad through their collective testimonies and her imagination.

The story will be told as a wordless graphic memoir shown on a screen above a live ensemble of musicians playing Arabic music of the time. Laydeez Do Comics, the monthly graphic novel forum, will be hosting a special night of excerpts from the work in progress with live music on Monday December 11th in central London.

Ticket details here.

Read the Wolf Of Baghdad blog here.

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