Renowned Storyteller and Musician Laurie Anderson's Delusion
Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720)
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The last date listed for Laurie Anderson's Delusion was Friday May 7, 2010 / 8:00pm.
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8 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
We'd attended another Laurie Anderson performance a decadeWritten on May 10 2010
ago, with which we were fairly mesmerized. The large projected
images, voice synthesizers, and penetratingly beautiful music,
from a device of Anderson's making - the effect was largely
magical.
It was also a lot to live up to, and Delusion really didn't. Though
this piece employs many of the same devices as the earlier work,
it seemed flat, repetitive in places, and not nearly so adventurous.
We'd hoped to see, I suppose, more development in the work, a
tall order, admittedly.
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She's not as amusing as in the past - but I still am in love with her.Written on May 25 2010
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Gareth
My first time to see Ms Anderson live. I loved the piece from beginning to the encore. A lyrical journey through thought and mood but with asides of humor. A stunning musical and visual performance.Written on May 11 2010
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I have not seen Laurie Anderson in years. Well worth the wait. thought I would hear some of her older stuff, like Sharky, But was not dissapointed at all. Her story telling and music is out there, just go with it. Not a "sing along " concert. A truely unique experience. Brava to Laurie!Written on May 10 2010
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More Information About Laurie Anderson's Delusion
Website
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2009/theater/la.php
Quotes & Highlights
- “A wizard behind a curtain, without the curtain.” —The New York Times
- "Smart, funny, emotionally engaging, and flat-out beautiful—in short, everything you’d expect from an artist of Anderson’s stature and reputation." --straight.com
Description
At the heart of this new multimedia work from brilliant storyteller Laurie Anderson is the pleasure of language. Conceived as a series of short mystery plays and inspired by the breadth of Balzac, Ozu, and Laurence Sterne, Delusion bridges the everyday and the mythic, evoking a world filled with nuns, elves, golems, rotting forests, ghost ships, archaeologists, dead relatives, and unmanned tankers.
Employing a series of altered voices and imaginary guests, Anderson combines her signature violin pieces, electronic puppetry, music, and visuals, with the poetic language that has become her trademark to tell a complex story about longing, memory, and identity. The work comes to Zellerbach Hall following its debut at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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