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DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA and Expanding Our Thinking to Solve Problems
You might think David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway is a concert. It’s not. Yet, it’s not exactly a play or a musical. It’s something else outside the box. The Talking Heads frontman— along with choreographer Annie-B Parsons’ and a band of international musicians, vocalists, and dancers—creates a show about exploring the unconventional, especially when it comes to unconventional thought and thought processes.
American Utopia made host Ruthie Fierberg wonder: How many solutions to society’s conflicts might we be overlooking because we think the way we have always thought? American Utopia performer Tendayi Kuumba and experts Dr. Vinoo Alluri and Dr. Alejandro Lleras join us to explore: What problems could we solve if we used more of our minds and used our minds differently? Could we achieve an American Utopia?
Listen to the album of David Byrne’s American Utopia.
Watch David Byrne’s American Utopia on HBOMax.
Create the Change
Develop your “openness” (one of the Big 5 personality traits)
Referred to in this episode (in order of mention)
Letter from David Byrne about American Utopia
Listen to “Here” from American Utopia
Read about and watch Annie-B Parsons’ American Utopia choreography
Watch Janelle Monae’s official music video for “Hell You Talmbout”
Watch this video debunking the MYTH: “Humans use 10 percent of our brains.”
Listen to “I Zimbra” from American Utopia
About Our Guests:
Ruthie Fierberg, Host
Ruthiefierberg.com
IG: @whywetheater / T: @whywetheater
IG: @ruthiefierceberg / T: @RuthiesATrain
Tendayi Kuumba, Performer @whostendayi
Dr. Vinoo Alluri PhD, musicologist and neuroscientist
Dr. Alejandro Lleras PhD, psychologist
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You might think David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway is a concert. It’s not. Yet, it’s not exactly a play or a musical. It’s something else outside the box. The Talking Heads frontman— along with choreographer Annie-B Parsons’ and a band of international musicians, vocalists, and dancers—creates a show about exploring the unconventional, especially when it comes to unconventional thought and thought processes.
American Utopia made host Ruthie Fierberg wonder: How many solutions to society’s conflicts might we be overlooking because we think the way we have always thought? American Utopia performer Tendayi Kuumba and experts Dr. Vinoo Alluri and Dr. Alejandro Lleras join us to explore: What problems could we solve if we used more of our minds and used our minds differently? Could we achieve an American Utopia?
Listen to the album of David Byrne’s American Utopia.
Watch David Byrne’s American Utopia on HBOMax.
Create the Change
Develop your “openness” (one of the Big 5 personality traits)
Referred to in this episode (in order of mention)
Letter from David Byrne about American Utopia
Listen to “Here” from American Utopia
Read about and watch Annie-B Parsons’ American Utopia choreography
Watch Janelle Monae’s official music video for “Hell You Talmbout”
Watch this video debunking the MYTH: “Humans use 10 percent of our brains.”
Listen to “I Zimbra” from American Utopia
About Our Guests:
Ruthie Fierberg, Host
Ruthiefierberg.com
IG: @whywetheater / T: @whywetheater
IG: @ruthiefierceberg / T: @RuthiesATrain
Tendayi Kuumba, Performer @whostendayi
Dr. Vinoo Alluri PhD, musicologist and neuroscientist
Dr. Alejandro Lleras PhD, psychologist
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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