Sensoria, the UK’s festival of film, music and digital, is delighted to announce a special opening night guest for its fifth edition. Sensoria will welcome Laurie Anderson to Sheffield to present her latest work, ANOTHER DAY IN AMERICA.
Continuing her groundbreaking work with voice filters, story telling and music, Another Day in America will feature Anderson's stories about life in contemporary America. Politics, desire, portraits of cities and people combine with Anderson's hallucinatory use of language to make up an epic description of the current American landscape.
Illusion, memory and the shifting states of American culture have been Anderson's subjects since the late '70's. Another Day in America will take on the volatile present. The evening will feature electric violin, keyboards and electronics. Solo violin pieces such as the Grammy nominated Flow from Homeland will mix with fuller electronic soundscapes to create an intimate look into the song writing style that has made Anderson one of the most original American songwriters. Her current interests also include the Occupy movement, having founded Occupy Art.
This is a rare opportunity to experience a premiere performance of a new solo work by one of the seminal artists of our time. Laurie Anderson's genre-crossing work encompasses performance, film, music, installation, writing, photography and sculpture.
There will also be a special, pre-festival Artist Talk by Laurie on Friday 20th April at Upper Chapel.
Both Performance Only and a limited number of Combined tickets (for both Performance and Talk) can be obtained here on the Sheffield City Hall website, while a limited number of tickets for Talk Only are available from http://sensoria2012laurieandersontalk.eventbrite.com
The annual Sensoria Festival presents a unique mix of screenings, performance, installations and exhibitions. Sensoria also offers a vibrant year-round programme including online projects, education work and business support for professionals and emerging talent within music and film.
Programme updates available on www.sensoria.org.uk
