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ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage
PRESENTS
LAURIE ANDERSON’S DELUSION
SEPTEMBER 27 –OCTOBER 2, 2011 – SIX PERFORMANCES ONLY
Pioneering multimedia performance artist brings her powerfully personal meditation on life, longing, identity and memory to Boston for the first time
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(BOSTON – August 17, 2011) The second season of international theatre programming by ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage continues with pioneering multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, performing in the Boston premiere of Delusion, her personal meditation on life, language, memory and identity. Performances take place Sept. 27 – Oct. 2, 2011 at the Paramount Center Mainstage (559 Washington Street, in Boston’s Theatre District). Tickets, from $25 – $89, are on sale now at www.artsemerson.org or by phone at (617) 824-8400.
At the heart of Delusion is the belief that words and stories can create the world, as well as make it disappear. Anderson is a masterful storyteller whose groundbreaking integration of technology, violin, visuals and voice creates spellbinding tales. Conceived as a series of short mystery plays, Delusion jump-cuts between the everyday and the mythic, combining violin, electronic puppetry, music and visuals. With altered voices and imaginary guests, Tibetan temple horns and Arabic strings, Anderson brings Delusion to life employing her trademark electronically enhanced violin and a group of supporting musicians. It invokes both humor and terror, conjuring up elves, mysteries, ghost ships, and dead relatives to spin poetic stories and imagery into gold.
Even those who have had the chance to see Anderson in concert or on screen will be swept away by her full-scale live performance art. A stunning collage of visual imagery, electronic soundscape and spoken vignette are combined to form the poetic language that has become Laurie Anderson's trademark.
Delusion was commissioned by the Vancouver Winter Olympics (2010) and the Barbican, London. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
About Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned—and daring—creative pioneers. Her work, which encompasses music, visual art, poetry, film, and photography, has challenged and delighted audiences around the world for more than 30 years. Anderson is best known for her multimedia presentations and musical recordings. Anderson’s first album, O Superman, launched her recording career in 1980, rising to number two on the British pop charts and subsequently appearing on her landmark release Big Science. She went on to record six more albums with Warner Brothers. In 2001, Anderson recorded her first album with Nonesuch Records, the critically lauded Life on a String. Anderson’s tours have taken her around the world, where she has presented her work in small arts spaces and grand concert halls—and everywhere in between. She has numerous major works to her credit, along with countless collaborations with an array of artists, from Jonathan Demme and Brian Eno to Bill T. Jones and Peter Gabriel. Anderson is recognized worldwide as a groundbreaking leader in the use of technology in the arts: she was appointed the first artist-in-residence of NASA in 2002. Anderson was also part of the team that created the opening ceremony for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. More recently, she received the prestigious Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize for her outstanding contribution to the arts.
September 27–October 2, 2011
DELUSION – Boston Premiere
Laurie Anderson
Written and performed by Laurie Anderson
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running Time 90 minutes, no intermission
Performances:
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2 p.m.
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About ArtsEmerson
ArtsEmerson is the organization established by Emerson College to program the beautifully restored 590-seat Paramount Mainstage; the versatile, intimate Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre (“The Jackie”), which can seat up to 150 people; the state-of the art 170-seat Bright Family Screening Room (all located within the new Paramount Center, a cornerstone in the revitalization of downtown Boston); and the beloved, historic 1,186-seat Cutler Majestic Theatre in the heart of the Theatre District, fully restored by Emerson in 2003. Under the artistic leadership of Rob Orchard, ArtsEmerson gives Boston audiences a new level of cultural choice, bringing professional American and international work to its four distinct venues. In addition to its acclaimed theatre works, ArtsEmerson presents adventurous, independent and repertory films on weekends, and offers a diverse music program including cutting edge indie rock and world music. For more information, visit artsemerson.org.
About Emerson College
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city’s Theatre District, Emerson is the only four-year private college in the United States devoted to teaching communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. The College has 3,453 undergraduates and 837 graduate students from across the United States and 50 countries. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a renowned faculty, students participate in more than 60 student organizations and performance groups, 14 NCAA teams, student publications, honor societies, television stations including the Emerson Channel, and WERS-FM, the nation’s highest rated student-run radio station. Emerson is internationally known for its study and internship programs in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the Netherlands, China, and the Czech Republic. For more information, visit www.emerson.edu.
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On sale now at ArtsEmerson:
September 13–25, 2011, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH: OUR VALUES IN QUESTION, Jackie Liebergott Black Box, Paramount Center
September 17, CONCERT: WHY?, Paramount Center Mainstage
September 24, CONCERT: Girls, Paramount Center Mainstage
September 27–October 2, 2011, Laurie Anderson’s DELUSION – Boston Premiere, Paramount Center Mainstage
September 29 and 30, 2011, THE INFERNAL COMEDY starring John Malkovich, Cutler Majestic Theatre
October 12—16, 2011, THE SPEAKER’S PROGRESS, Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre, Paramount Center Mainstage
October 25—30, 2011, YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS’ DIVORCE, Paramount Center Mainstage
November 1—6, 2011, MABOU MINES DOLLHOUSE, Cutler Majestic Theatre
November 7—12, 2011, MOBY DICK, Jackie Liebergott Black Box, Paramount Center
November 15—20, 2011, ANGEL REAPERS – A Shaker musical, Cutler Majestic Theatre
January 20—29, 2012, SUGAR – World Premiere, Jackie Liebergott Black Box, Paramount Center
February 7 —12, 2012, 69˚S.– (The Shackleton Project), Paramount Center Mainstage
February 29 —March 4, 2012, CIRCA, Paramount Center Mainstage (Co-presented with Celebrity Series of Boston)
March 13—18, 2012, AMERIVILLE, Paramount Center Mainstage
March 24—April 1, 2012, THE ANDERSEN PROJECT – Robert Lepage/Ex Machina, Cutler Majestic Theatre
March 29—April 1, 2012, TOMÁŠ KUBÍNEK: CERTIFIED LUNATIC & MASTER OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, Paramount Mainstage
April 13—22, 2012, CAFÉ VARIATIONS, Cutler Majestic Theatre
For a complete list of film programming in the Bright Family Screening Room, visit http://bit.ly/aecinema
March 29—April 1, 2012, TOMÁŠ KUBÍNEK: CERTIFIED LUNATIC & MASTER OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, Paramount Mainstage
April 13—22, 2012, CAFÉ VARIATIONS, Cutler Majestic Theatre
For a complete list of film programming in the Bright Family Screening Center, visit http://bit.ly/aefilm
