Monkey: Journey to the West

Monkey: Journey to the West

Monkey: Journey to the West

In Monkey: Journey to the West a classic Chinese tale gets a Cirque du Soleil-style makeover with music from the creators of Gorillaz, a popular rock band. In the story, a ragtag band of characters go on an adventure, encountering various obstacles in their search for the holy scriptures in India. The show includes acrobatics, animation, high-energy dance numbers, and martial artists.

Performed in Mandarin with English subtitles.

LOCATION

David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
105 W 62nd St, NYC


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RUNNING TIME

Advertised as 1 hour, 40 minutes but it was 2 hours, 10 minutes the day Maxamoo attended.

TICKETS

$25 – $250 (click for tickets)

DATES

July 6th – 28th

NEWS & REVIEWS

NEWS

New York Times
A Western Detour for a Chinese Tale

Wall Street Journal
A 16th-Century Chinese Fable Fuses Chinese Opera, Japanese Anime and 1970s TV

REVIEWS

Variety
Gorillaz founders’ mash-up of Chinese myth and Western electro-pop is a visual feast

Newsday
‘Monkey: Journey to the West’ review: A strenuous bore lost in translation

NY Daily News
Striking visuals and dynamic performers are undermined by ragged storytelling in Lincoln Center Festival’s centerpiece

New York Post
Gorillaz bandmates make ‘Monkey: Journey to the West’ a barrel of fun

New York Times
An Imp Makes Detours on the Road to Enlightenment

The Record
The often-stunning “Monkey: Journey to the West” sometimes seems an effort to get every art form known to man into one theatrical production of less than two hours.

Curtain Up
There are many enticing offerings to choose from at the Lincoln Center Festival, but if you are into experiencing a contemporary Chinese opera created in a gently westernized vein then Monkey: Journey to the West may be just the ticket.

CAST & CREW
(partial list)

Concept, text, and direction Chen Shi-Zheng

Composer Damon Albarn

Visual concept, animation, and costumes Jamie Hewlett

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

http://monkeyjourneytothewest.com/

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