Bedazzled - A Welshman In New York
Ben Gwalchmai performs The Colour of Saying, referencing Bob Dylan. Phillip Levi's reading was recorded in The White Horse Tavern, New York.
Bedazzled is a celebration of the special relationship Dylan Thomas had with the United States, New York in particular, and the enduring influence of his life and work on both sides of the Atlantic. In a series of events 're-imaging' his favourite watering hole The White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village, audience members are invited to join Dylan for a drink and be transported back to the heady bohemian world of New York in the early 1950s where Thomas' charisma and dramatic and lyrical use of language left all around him spellbound.
Conceived by artistic director David Drake, writer Ben Gwalchmai and composer/sound-artist John Rea, an evening of immersive theatre, moving image and sound will provide audiences around the world with a glimpse into Dylan Thomas' life in New York and the surrounding cultural milieu.
A link to the project website: https://bedazzledinnewyork.org/
Anthony Harshing reads ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.’ Recorded in Greenwich Village, New York.
Dylan Thomas in Greenwich Village, 2014.
Dylan Thomas walks by The Hudson.
Filming the Colour Of Saying, with Ben Gwalchmai.
John & Felix Oteola.
John records Phillip Levi in The White Horse Tavern, NY.