{"id":1944414,"date":"2026-06-20T23:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.ixelles.be\/events\/the-magic-city-birmingham-selon-sun-ra-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:09:55","slug":"the-magic-city-birmingham-selon-sun-ra-2","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/culture.ixelles.be\/nl\/events\/the-magic-city-birmingham-selon-sun-ra-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic City : Birmingham selon Sun Ra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tussen segregatie en kosmische openbaring vertelt The Magic City het ontstaan van de muzikant Sun Ra. Op 22 mei 1914 landt Herman Poole Blount op aarde, in Birmingham, Alabama \u2013 een industri\u00eble en gesegregeerde stad in het rurale Zuiden van de Verenigde Staten, bijgenaamd The Magic City. Op zijn 32ste verhuist hij naar Chicago. Daar wordt hij Sun Ra, een van de meest productieve jazzmuzikanten van de twintigste eeuw, en de grondlegger van een merkwaardige, kosmische filosofie. De film is het portret van een kunstenaar als jonge man, \u00e9n van een stad doorheen de tijd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tussen segregatie en kosmische openbaring vertelt The Magic City het ontstaan van de muzikant Sun Ra. Op 22 mei 1914 landt Herman Poole Blount op aarde, in Birmingham, Alabama \u2013 een industri\u00eble en gesegregeerde stad in het rurale Zuiden van de Verenigde Staten, bijgenaamd The Magic City. Op zijn 32ste verhuist hij naar Chicago. 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