“Baby, I’ve been, breaking glass in your room again, listen...”
Schirmer Theatrical, part of Wise Music Group, and Østre Gasværk Teater have confirmed the debut of BOWIE (breaking) GLASS, a landmark concert production bringing David Bowie’s iconic songs and voice together with the distinctive musical language of Philip Glass in a bold new symphonic and visual experience.
Fans can sign up for presale for the Copenhagen premiere HERE.
Artist presale – Tuesday, November 10 at 10am CEST / 4am ET
Regular on-sale – Thursday, November 12 at10am CEST / 4am ET
Keep reading for the full press release.
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BOWIE (breaking) GLASS: THE SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE TO DEBUT MAY 2027 IN COPENHAGEN
LANDMARK LIVE SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE, REIMAGINING THE MUSICAL WORLDS OF DAVID BOWIE AND PHILIP GLASS
PRODUCED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL AND ØSTRE GASVÆRK TEATER
GLOBAL TOUR TO FOLLOW
Schirmer Theatrical, part of Wise Music Group, and Østre Gasværk Teater have confirmed the debut of BOWIE (breaking) GLASS, a landmark concert production bringing David Bowie’s iconic songs and voice together with the distinctive musical language of Philip Glass in a bold new symphonic and visual experience.
The 90-minute concert experience will feature Bowie’s original recordings alongside live vocalists, musicians and orchestra, with beloved songs including “Space Oddity,” “Let’s Dance” and “Life on Mars?” heard like never before. With new arrangements by Paul Leonard-Morgan, a longtime collaborator of Philip Glass, and a striking projection design utilizing the Bowie archives, BOWIE (breaking) GLASS creates a dynamic visual world around the music of two visionary artists. It will see its world premiere at Østre Gasværk Teater in Copenhagen from May 7-15, 2027, featuring the Copenhagen Philharmonic, before embarking on a global tour.
Fans can sign up for presale for the Copenhagen premiere HERE.
Artist presale – Tuesday, November 10 at 10am CEST / 4am ET
Regular on-sale – Thursday, November 12 at10am CEST / 4am ET
Philip Glass says, “I first met David in the 1970’s. He was an extremely gifted and interesting person and musician. I am grateful for the friendship and working relationship we had. In the years since he passed, there have been all kinds of tributes to David and his work, but not many orchestral interpretations. I am pleased to know that this symphonic experience will show our work in a new perspective.”
BOWIE (breaking) GLASS explores the creative relationship between two musical visionaries who found a way into each other’s work decades ago. Glass heard another musical architecture in Bowie’s music, resulting in his symphonic responses to Low, “Heroes” and Lodger.
Beginning in 2027—a year that would have marked Bowie’s 80th birthday, as Glass celebrates his 90th—this artistic exchange will come to life again in an extraordinary new form.
Built around Bowie’s songs, voice and archival recordings, the live concert production fuses Bowie’s music with Glass’s musical language of repetition, structure and transformation fracturing—reassembling and reimagining it. Musically and visually, new dimensions are revealed within familiar and beloved material.
Betsey Perlmutter, Senior Vice President and Head of Schirmer Theatrical notes, “BOWIE (breaking) GLASS explores something genuinely new in the space between these two iconic, visionary artists. It is exactly the kind of ambitious live work Schirmer Theatrical is proud to develop and bring to the world: work that requires deep trust and creative collaboration among exceptional partners.”
“David Bowie and Philip Glass are two artists who have both expanded our understanding of what music can be. Bringing their artistic worlds together at Østre Gasværk Teater – with Copenhagen Phil and the creative possibilities of TheatreMax® – is an extraordinary privilege. We are immensely proud to co-produce this new work and to create its world premiere in Copenhagen,” says Søren Moller, the Artistic Director of Østre Gasværk Teater.
“David Bowie shaped and influenced popular music through endless reinvention, and exploring his iconic songs through the lens of Philip Glass in a live symphonic setting is truly special,” adds Ashley Winton, SVP, Global Creative Services, Warner Chappell Music. “We are proud to partner with Schirmer Theatrical and Østre Gasværk Teater on BOWIE (breaking) GLASS, and we look forward to fans around the world connecting with this production on its global tour.”
Following the premiere the production will travel internationally, bringing the experience to major theatres, concert halls and performing arts venues around the world.
Additional cities and dates to be announced.