Laurie Anderson to Make "Delusion" "A Highlight of This Year's Brighton Festival" (BBC 6 Music)

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Laurie Anderson brings her latest piece, Delusion, to the Brighton Festival with a performance at the Brighton Concert Hall Thursday night, preceded by a conversation there tonight about her work, her influences, her collaborations, and her thoughts on art, language, and storytelling. She spoke with BBC 6 Music about Delusion, which the BBC calls "a highlight of this year's Brighton Festival." The tour continues in Germany this weekend, followed by shows in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and beyond.

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Laurie Anderson brings her latest theater piece, Delusion, to the Brighton Festival with a performance at the Concert Hall in Brighton, England, Thursday night. In advance of tomorrow night's event, Anderson sits down with Amy Raphael in the Concert Hall tonight to discuss her work, her influences, her collaborations, and her thoughts on art, language, and storytelling.

Anderson spoke with BBC 6 Music about Delusion and its connection to the Brighton Festival's themes of freedom and liberty, set by its guest director, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The BBC calls Anderson's performance "a highlight of this year's Brighton Festival." Listen to the interview at bbc.co.uk.

Following her Brighton Festival appearances, Anderson continues her European tour with performances of Delusion at the Kassel Theatre in Kassel, Germany, Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as a conversation about her work at the Hofgeismar Conference Center Sunday morning. The Delusion tour then heads south for performances in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and beyond. For more on upcoming shows, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.

The Auditori de Girona in Girona, Spain, where Anderson will perform Delusion a week from Friday, on June 3, created this short promotional video to mark the occasion:


To pick up a copy of Laurie Anderson's latest Nonesuch release, Homeland, which includes some of the songs heard in Delusion, head to the Nonesuch Store, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout.
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  • Wednesday, May 25, 2011
    Laurie Anderson to Make "Delusion" "A Highlight of This Year's Brighton Festival" (BBC 6 Music)
    Rahav Segev courtesy of BAM

    Laurie Anderson brings her latest theater piece, Delusion, to the Brighton Festival with a performance at the Concert Hall in Brighton, England, Thursday night. In advance of tomorrow night's event, Anderson sits down with Amy Raphael in the Concert Hall tonight to discuss her work, her influences, her collaborations, and her thoughts on art, language, and storytelling.

    Anderson spoke with BBC 6 Music about Delusion and its connection to the Brighton Festival's themes of freedom and liberty, set by its guest director, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The BBC calls Anderson's performance "a highlight of this year's Brighton Festival." Listen to the interview at bbc.co.uk.

    Following her Brighton Festival appearances, Anderson continues her European tour with performances of Delusion at the Kassel Theatre in Kassel, Germany, Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as a conversation about her work at the Hofgeismar Conference Center Sunday morning. The Delusion tour then heads south for performances in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and beyond. For more on upcoming shows, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    The Auditori de Girona in Girona, Spain, where Anderson will perform Delusion a week from Friday, on June 3, created this short promotional video to mark the occasion:


    To pick up a copy of Laurie Anderson's latest Nonesuch release, Homeland, which includes some of the songs heard in Delusion, head to the Nonesuch Store, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout.
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