Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer says: "In this multimedia performance, the colorful spirits from Pac-Man navigate Amos Tutula’s mythic universe while disrupted by an unseen, insatiable imperialist; all sung-told-danced in the style of Grace Jones, June Tyson, Laurie Anderson, TV on the Radio, Takashi Murakami, and Urban Bushwomen. My jaw was on the floor."

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