Laurie Anderson
By the Lake
New York
For five decades, Laurie Anderson has created groundbreaking experimental music, performances, films, and books, and has taken part in major exhibitions such as documenta. A true icon of multimedia art, her performances are immersive experiences that defy the boundaries of artistic innovation.
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Laurie Anderson is an icon – a statement that is easily made, though it’s harder to pin down a single artistic discipline for this New Yorker. Over the past 50 years, she has not only produced and released groundbreaking experimental music but also created numerous performances, made films, written books, participated in exhibitions such as documenta, and collaborated with artists such as John Cage and William S. Burroughs. For good reason, she is regarded as a pioneer of multi- media art. Her performances are immersive, drawing from an extensive reference system and unified by a sustained engagement with the grand themes of feminism, technology, and language. Most re- cently, in 2024, she unveiled the latest chapter of her legendary Gesamtkunstwerk about the United States with «ARK–United States Part 5» in Manchester.
In 1982, Laurie Anderson presented «United States Parts 1–4» at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, one of only four venuesworldwide to host this monumental work. In 2020, she produced the audio piece «Night Picnic» for the festival, which became the inaugural magical evening of «Collective Listening» during the pandemic.
Dates and Tickets
shows from today- Mo 25.08. 20:30 - 22:00 CHF 55.–/30.– Quota of tickets available at the box office
- Tu 26.08. 20:30 - 22:00 CHF 55.–/30.– Quota of tickets available at the box office
Artistic direction and cast
| Musik | |
|---|---|
| Laurie Anderson, Martha Mooke | |
| Foto | Ebru Yildiz |