Singer released the book Cornucopia in October, tracing the tour of the same name
Björk will premiere her concert film Cornucopia, spotlighting her avant-garde, live performance style, in global theaters May 7, Universal Music Group announced Thursday. With the help of artisans and animators, the one hour and 39 minute film will use visual storytelling to breathe life into her hit singles and other tracks from the Icelandic artist’s 2017 album Utopia and 2022 album Fossora. Given Björk’s ongoing activism through song, the film will also curate a postapocalyptic utopia, void of environmental destruction. In addition, fans will screen three additional music videos, produced by Björk.
Björk began her concert trek at New York City’s the Shed in May 2019. Following some pandemic-related pauses, she performed 45 visual concerts across four continents by 2023. During the concerts, Björk’s team projected visuals onto dozens of rotating curtains, creating a digitally animated experience, and also incorporated instruments like a magnetic harp, an aluphone (a percussion instrument made of aluminum bells), a circular flute, and a custom reverb chamber. She told Rolling Stone in 2023 that the concert tour was “the most ambitious project I’ve traveled with.”
Björk: Cornucopia, which will be available in 500 theaters and more than 25 countries, will later release in Spain on May 8, Canada on May 9, and France on May 11. Other countries showing the film include Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. General tickets will be available on March 27.
Björk released the book Cornucopia in October, tracing the tour of the same name.
