Laurie Anderson - Burning Leaves: A Retrospective of Song and Stories June 10, 2009

Burning Leaves: A Retrospective of Song and Stories
This collection of songs and stories includes pieces from Anderson's acclaimed solo shows The Speed of Darkness, Happiness, The End of the Moon and Homeland. In an intimate evening of voice, electronics and violin, Anderson spins offbeat adventure stories wtih her characteristic wit and poignancy. The evening also features her solo violin pieces which have become increasingly complex and symphonic. As NASA's first artist-in-residence, Anderson draws on her recent research and travels. Part travelogue, part personal theories, history and dreams, The End of the Moon looks at the relationships between war, aesthetics, spirituality and consumerism. Anderson explorers the contemporary meanings of freedom and time as well as the tangled ways in which we decide what is beautiful now.

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