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LOS ANGELES—Architect Frank Gehry will design a set for a performance by Portuguese fado singer Mariza later this year.
Gehry, renowned for his stunning and daring urban visions, has agreed to create a taverna-inspired stage for Mariza's performance in October at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The melding of the two arts Gehry promises will make for a very special evening in the building he conceived.
"I want this set to enhance and support her," Gehry, 78, said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press. "It's not going to be a Frank Gehry set. You won't recognize it."
Gehry said he met Mariza several years ago in Lisbon and was enamored by fado, Portuguese folk music that often has mournful lyrics. The music genre began in working-class neighborhoods and was performed in tavernas where people sat at tables singing and drinking wine.
"It's a very intimate setting and there is a dark ambiance," said the 33-year-old Mariza, who is touring the United States this year. "It's a huge privilege to have my own taverna directed by Mr. Gehry."
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect, who designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and the Dancing House in Prague, is keeping busy. Last month, he was tapped to create his first playground at New York's historic Battery public park. He also is designing two skyscrapers that will be cornerstones of a $1.8 billion project in downtown Los Angeles.
Gehry's other works include American Center in Paris, Gehry House in Santa Monica, Calif., and the Experience Music Project in Seattle. 07/15/07 >> go there
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