Hewlett and Albarn make a Monkey
Illustration: Jamie Hewlett
Written by Steph Pomphrey at 10:49 on July 24th, 2008
They have a thing for animals and Gorillaz was a landmark creation, the combination of two heavyweight creatives confidently going about their work. When approached about making Monkey, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett knew they would be taking on a big challenge in every sense.
Monkey - Journey To The West is a Chinese opera using both western and eastern musical influences, scored by Albarn, and set in a creation of Hewlett's imagination based on ancient Chinese legend and inspired in part by the cult TV series.
There's an excellent behind-the-scenes programme on BBC iPlayer until Wed 30th (UK only - sorry) and the opera itself is on at the Royal Opera House tonight, 24th, 25th and 26th July.
Pigsy lives on!
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