Insider look at Karen O's psycho-opera "Stop The Virgens"

[Jennie Boddy]

For Immediate Release: March 2, 2012
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VICE AND INTEL'S THE CREATORS PROJECT PRESENTS AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE MAKING OF KAREN O'S ACCLAIMED PSYCHO OPERA, STOP THE VIRGENS

The Creators Project brings Stop The Virgen's assault on the tragic joys of youth to life once again, with an explosive behind-the-scenes film, airing on thecreatorsproject.com<http://thecreatorsproject.com/>

A personal exploration of Karen's creative process through candid interviews and exclusive clips and songs from her first-ever solo material

NEW YORK, NY (March 2, 2012) - The Creators Project, Intel and VICE's global arts and technology initiative dedicated to supporting creativity, today announces the premiere of its behind-the-scenes documentary, Karen O's Stop The Virgens. The psycho opera Stop The Virgens, co-created by Karen O and renowned design director KK Barrett, and directed by Pulitzer-Prize-finalist Adam Rapp, made its debut at The Creators Project event in New York in October 2011, in association with Mark Subias, at St. Ann's Warehouse.

Stop The Virgens now returns to life through an emotionally engaging documentary airing on thecreatorsproject.com<http://thecreatorsproject.com/>. The documentary provides an exclusive look into Karen's creative process, through candid one-on-one interviews with Karen and her family of artists, as well as clips and songs from the opera that previously had only been experienced by Stop The Virgens' audience in New York.

Watch Karen O's Stop The Virgens here: http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/videos/karen-o-in-stop-the-virgens

The documentary follows Karen and her family of talented musicians, artists, and designers as they breathe life into Karen's personal creation, and ready Stop The Virgens for its debut. The Creators Project joins Stop The Virgens' creative cast retreats and exposes intimate scenes of closing night at NYC's St. Ann's Warehouse. Interviews include candid one-on-one's with Karen O, as she explains the undeniable creative momentum and inspiration behind her first solo-work. Additionally, creative co-creator and production designer K.K. Barrett<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057187/> (who has worked on films like Where the Wild Things Are<http://wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com/dvd/> and Lost In Translation<http://www.lost-in-translation.com/>), Director Adam Rapp<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1452688/>, music co-director Sam Spiegel, Karen's costume designer Christian Joy<http://www.christianjoy.us/>, and fellow Yeah Yeah Yeah's bandmate Nick Zinner<http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/creators/nick-zinner>, also chime in on the beauty of working with Karen - who they describe as an insatiable force of positivity.

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About The Creators Project
Launched in 2010, The Creators Project is an ongoing global initiative by VICE and Intel dedicated to supporting artists in realizing their creative visions through technology. The project includes an online community and video channel, TheCreatorsProject.com<http://TheCreatorsProject.com/>, a content creation studio, and a global event series.

To date, there are more than 150 Creators involved, hailing mostly from seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil, South Korea and China) along with other artists from around the world. Participating Creators include such leading artists as Karen O, Hussein Chalayan, Anish Kapoor, Florence and the Machine, United Visual Artists, Feng Mengbo, Mark Ronson, Jonathan Glazer, Mick Rock, Barney Clay and David Bowie.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom<http://www.intel.com/pressroom> and blogs.intel.com<http://blogs.intel.com/>.

About VICE
VICE is a leading youth media company operating in over 34 countries and includes the world's premier original online video destination, VICE.COM<http://VICE.COM/>; an international network of digital channels; a television production studio; a record label; an in-house creative services agency; and a book publishing division.


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