FirstWorks Festival Presents: Delusion by Laurie Anderson

Saturday, October 22, 2011

One of America’s most renowned and daring creative pioneers, Laurie Anderson returns to FirstWorks with a multimedia performance combining violin, electronic puppetry, music and visuals.  At the heart of Delusionis the belief that words can create the world, as well as make it disappear.  Laurie Anderson’s meditation on life, language and memory will sweep you away in a stunning collage of imagery, electronic soundscape and spoken vignette.

 

 

Commissioned by VANCOUVER 2010 CULTURAL OLYMPIAD, Vancouver; BARBICANBITE10, London. With additional support from BAM for the 2010 Next Wave Festival; Cal Performances UC Berkeley; Stanford Lively Arts, Stanford University, generously supported by Sarah Ratchye and Ed Frank. Additional production support and residency provided by the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer.