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Victoria and Albert Museum in London, ran a David Bowie exhibition, David Bowie is, from March until this past August 11th. Now over, the exhibition goes on the road, with stops in Berlin, Paris, Groningen, Melbourne, Chicago and a local stop for myself, Toronto. The exhibition spans five decades, with over three hundred artifacts, some from as early as Bowies very young childhood.

On the last day at the Victoria and Albert Omniverse Vision was invited to shoot the exhibition, and a special presentation made to visitors on that day. The result is a documentary that captures the exhibition, David Bowie Is. It will be premiered on September 23rd to coincide with the opening of the Chicago Exhibition. David Bowie Is will play one day only at a select 100 theatres across the U.S. (click the link to see if it’s playing at a heater near you).

The documentary takes you through the exhibit in chronological order, from Bowies baby movies up to the 90’s. Throughout, speakers in a live presentation setting offer a glimpse into Bowie, and the exhibition. Clips of fans touring the exhibition give an idea of what Bowie means to fans (hint: more to fans in the U.K. than is generally so here in the colonies).

Highlights of the exhibition, and movie feature Bowies stage costumes (a number of which are at the exhibition), handwritten lyrics, teenage sketches and an short animated film of Diamond Dogs, based on Bowies on sketches and notes for just such a project that never happened.

But while the documentary focuses on Bowie the fashion icon, Bowie and his characters, Bowie the actor, the music throughout rends you that Bowie was a very creative musician who never repeated himself. It is the music, like Bowie himself, that makes David Bowie Is worth seeing.

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Omniverse Vision is releasing a documentary of the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, David Bowie Is. To coincide with the opening of the exhibition in Chicago (gee, now that’s 2 reasons to head to the Chicago area), the documentary will be screened in 100 movie theatres across the US on September 23. Here’s the trailer for David Bowie Is:

At Home in Hespeler will have a review of David Bowie Is coming soon.

Meanwhile, if you like Bowie, a couple of years ago this video, previously thought lost, of him playing The Jean Genie in 1973 on Top of the Pops was leaked. The film for it had been saved from destruction and living in the basement of a cameraman on the program. It shows Bowie (and Mick Ronson on guitar) at his absolute best.

And for those who opened the link up the page and thought, Bondfest? Maude Adams? Who? This is Maude Adams

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