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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Rupert Besley said on November 16, 2018
Fabulous artwork on the trailer and previous excerpts that I’ve seen (and I’m sure the music is every bit a match for it). Wishing you all the very best for the performances coming shortly.
The Surreal McCoy said on November 16, 2018
Thank you Rupert!
Pete Dredge said on November 18, 2018
Your magnum opus, TSM.
The Surreal McCoy said on February 3, 2019
There will be two more performances of The Wolf of Baghdad this month, one in Cambridge on the 17th and one in London on the 18th. Booking links below:https://www.junction.co.uk/the-wolf-of-baghdad?spektrix_bounce=truehttps://www.jmi.org.uk/event/baghdadiwolf/
The Surreal McCoy said on February 3, 2019
There will be two more performances of The Wolf of Baghdad this month in the UK. Information and booking links below:https://www.junction.co.uk/the-wolf-of-baghdad?spektrix_bounce=truehttps://www.jmi.org.uk/event/baghdadiwolf/