Saturday, October 15, 2011
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Co-presented with the Flynn

A legend, an icon, one of the great American performers of our time, Laurie Anderson is a violinist, visual artist, and creator of large-scale theatrical works which combine a variety of media, including music, video, storytelling, projected imagery, and sculpture. As a visual artist, her work has been shown at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, as well as extensively throughout Europe. She is an electrifying performer who has released seven albums for Warner Bros., including “Big Science,” featuring the song “O Superman,” which rose to number two on the British pop charts. In February 2010, Laurie Anderson premièred a new theatrical work commissioned by the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad and the Barbican Centre, London, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Her new album Homeland was released on June 22, 2010.