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Laurie Anderson. Live at Town Hall, New York City, September 19-20, 2001.(Sound Recording Review)
Nonesuch 79681-2, 2002.
Pioneering performance artist Laurie Anderson was preparing for a two-night engagement at New York's Town Hall when terrorists attacked and destroyed the World Trade Center's twin towers on September 11, 2001. She went ahead with the show on the 19th and 20th of that month, though the ironic and amused detachment that has long been a hallmark of her performances was sorely tested. She opens, horribly, with a stilted and awkward speech in which she seems to be trying desperately to say something without actually saying anything: "We want to dedicate our music tonight to the great opportunity that we all have to begin to truly understand the events of the past few days, and to act upon them with courage and compassion as we make our plans to live in a completely new world." The audience responds with hesitant and tepid ...
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- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) May 8, 2002 700+ words
...much of last year, Laurie Anderson virtually disappeared...laugh fest. This is Laurie Anderson, remember. Besides...newly released Live at Town Hall CD, recorded in New...Desire.'' INFOBOX LAURIE ANDERSON When and Where: 7...
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- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) February 10, 1987 700+ words
Byline: Laurie Anderson Staff writer The Senior Citizens Center in the town hall should open within the next couple of months...board last week voted to set up a center in the town hall. "People in the town told us that they wanted...
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- Magazine article from: New Internationalist Gray, Louis September 1, 2002 700+ words
...York City, September 19-20, 2001 by Laurie Anderson (Nonesuch 79681-2 2CD) Rarely has...Center, a short cab ride away from NYC's Town Hall. And the response was written by Laurie Anderson 20 years earlier - in a reaction to a...
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- Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday January 15, 1995 700+ words
00-00-0000 [music by Laurie Anderson and instrumental group] LIANE HANSEN, Host: Laurie Anderson, are you ready to roll? LAURIE ANDERSON, Performance Artist: Yes, I am. It's rolling. LIANE HANSEN: Now count backwards out loud from...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Jim Sullivan, Globe Staff June 17, 1988 700+ words
LAURIE ANDERSON -- In performance with Roger Miller...that idea and give two titles to Laurie Anderson's performance and discussion last...Multimedia Performance Artist/Musician Laurie Anderson! or (2) Everything You Always...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Dave Hoekstra December 21, 1986 700+ words
Laurie Anderson is the reason I hate cocktail parties...exactly the same thing." (An actual Laurie Anderson comment on human sperm.) "Oh...out of some sort of bent respect, Laurie Anderson is referred to as a "performance...
- Place: Laurie Anderson.
- Magazine article from: School Arts May 1, 2002 700+ words
Laurie Anderson, Performance of United States part...oriented world. About the Artist Laurie Anderson was born in Chicago in 1947. While...similarities and differences between Laurie Anderson's performances and pop music concerts...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 29, 2002 700+ words
...with Playhouse Square, will present Laurie Anderson on Thursday, October 3, 2002 at...world-class performance artist of Laurie Anderson's stature," comments Janus Small...the Center for Arts and Culture. "Laurie Anderson has a reputation for not only entertaining...
