Sounds interesting. One of the (forgotten) female innovators of electronic music.
> LAURIE ANDERSON BRINGS 'HAPPINESS' TO AUSTRALIA > > Internationally renowned New York performance artist LAURIE ANDERSON will > be in Australia this month to perform her acclaimed new solo show > 'Happiness' with dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. > > Anderson - multi-media priestess, classically trained violinist, ex > cheerleader, poet, composer, ventriloquist, sculptor and film-maker - is > one of the most diverse, fascinating and renowned performance artists in > the world. She is certainly the only one to achieve and maintain household > name status. > > This new work is one of her most personal and sees Anderson performing as > DJ in the performance. > > "Happiness" is in part a self-portrait. In my past work, I have often > mentioned things that I have seen or heard. This is the first time I have > used so many experiences from my own life, which in this case has become a > kind of touchstone for thinking about deception and fiction, the stories we > tell ourselves so that we can go on. > > In "Happiness" the music is a pulse and a metronome. The sounds are a > combination of keyboards, violin, and digital processing as well as several > MIDI triggers. I get a lot of pleasure out of DJing these sounds which > allows me to improvise. Unlike the technically more complex multi-media > shows I often do, "Happiness" is meant to be flexible and in the moment. > Laurie Anderson > > THE PERTH FESTIVAL WATERSHED THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY > Bookings thru BOCS: 08 9484 1133 or via www.perthfestival.com.au > > MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY > Bookings thru Ticketmaster 7: 1300 136 166 or via www.ticketmaster7.com > > SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY > Bookings thru The Opera House: 02 9250 7777
