Can 90s camp actually save classical art? This week on The Spark Parade, host Adam Unze sits down with classically trained soprano and celebrated video essayist Khadija Mbowe to dive into their \"Spark\": Baz Luhrmann’s neon-soaked, 1996 cinematic fever dream, Romeo + Juliet.
From reenacting Juliet’s death scene on a suburban couch at age five to mixing \"WAP\" with \"Habanera\" in their own operatic productions, Khadija explains how this film gave them the ultimate creative permission to \"commit to the cuckoo.\"
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Keywords: Khadija Mbowe, Baz Luhrmann, Romeo and Juliet 1996, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harold Perrineau, Nia DaCosta, 28 Years Later, Opera Fusion, Alt-Black Girl Aesthetic, Video Essayist, Shakespeare Modernized, Creative Process, The Spark Parade, Adam Unze.
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