The Screens
A collaboration between Philip Glass and West African griot and master kora player Foday Musa Suso, The Screens was an enchanting and exotic synthesis of African and Western musical traditions with an Arabic twist. The Screens was performed in jazz and world music series, intimate concert halls and outdoor festivals.
“It was personally important to me that a non-white, African composer work on The Screens. I also wanted someone who really knew theatre and who understood my work. Suso and Philip turned out to be a dazzling combination. Their music supports and embraces Genet's rich and complex theatrical poetry with a musical feast I never imagined.”
JoAnne Akalaitis