January 15, 2007, 8PM
50th Anniversary Celebration of the Beats
Readings by: Laurie Anderson, Ann Charters, Joyce Johnson, Hettie Jones and Bill Morgan.
In honor of the 50th anniversaries of two major works from the Beat era—Allen Ginsberg’s Howl (1956) and Jack Kerouac's On The Road (1957)—writers and scholars gather to celebrate this influential movement. Recordings of Mr. Ginsberg are featured.
Location: 92nd Street Y, NYC
92nd Y Event Info
February 1, 2007 - 8PM
Laurie with Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
The Brooklyn Philharmonic launches its new series, BP Presents, with four incredibly talented women joining members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic for Four- Scored - an evening of song with a twist - Thursday, February 1, 8 PM, at the Howard Gilman Opera House of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Brooklyn Philharmonic Music Director Michael Christie will conduct and host the evening with feature guest artists Laurie Anderson, Nellie McKay, Joan Osborne, and Suzanne Vega.
www.brooklynphilharmonic.orgFebruary 26, 2007 - 7:30 PM
17th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert
Laurie performs in the 17th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert.
the Carnegie Hall, NYC
Photo Gallery www.tibethouse.orgFebruary 25, 2007 - 4PM
"Night Life" Book Signing
Laurie will be present at the Steidl/7L Editions Publications booth at the Armory Show Art Fair in New York City to sign copies of her new book NIGHT LIFE.
Pier 94, New York City
www.thearmoryshow.com Night Life image gallery
March 1, 2007 - 8PM
Benefit for the Stone
Laurie will perform in “Old Knit” (A Benefit for the Stone) at Town Hall, NYC
Benefit for the Stone is a 20th anniversary concert to benefit the Stone, a non-profit performance space in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, founded by experimental maverick John Zorn.
www.the-townhall-nyc.orgMarch 16, 2007 - 7PM
Laurie and Band Live
Laurie and band will be performing some of her new material at Joe’s Pub, NYC
www.joespub.comMarch 18, 2007 - 7PM
Laurie and Band Live
A second night of Laurie performing new material at Joe’s Pub, NYC
www.joespub.comMarch 23, 24 2007 - 8:30PM
Catalan Poetry Reading: MADE IN CATLUNYA.
Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith bring to the American spotlight some of Catalonia's greatest poetry of the 20th century: Baryshnikov Arts Center Howard Gilman Performance Space, 450 W. 37th Street. Admission is free, reservations required. Seating is limited. Ticket box office: 212-279-4200, www.ticketcentral.com
www.baryshnikovdancefoundation.orgMarch 28, 2007 - 7PM
"Astrobiology and the Sacred" lecture series/
Post-lecture book signing
Laurie will give a lecture in conjunction with the “Astrobiology and the Sacred” lecture series sponsored by the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy at the University of AZ Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ. Post-lecture book signing.
scienceandreligion.arizona.edu
April 4, 2007 - 8PM
Lecture on recent and early work
Laurie will deliver a lecture on her recent and early work at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
www.umass.eduApril 5, 2007 - 6PM
"Hidden Inside Mountains" screening
Screening of Laurie’s acclaimed HD film “Hidden Inside Mountains” at the Hoff Theatre in Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Film still gallery Hidden Inside Mountain Info Page more info on www.air.umd.eduApril 11, 2007 - 8PM
NIGHT LIFE Reading
Laurie will read from Night Life - her recently released Edition 7L book of dream drawings and descriptions at Amanda Stern's "Happy Ending Reading Series" along with Noy Holland and Lorin Stein. Free, doors at 7:30PM: Happy Ending Bar, 302 Broome Street (btw Forsyth & Eldridge), NYC
www.myspace.com/ministernoApril 14, 2007 - 6:00 PM
Laurie Anderson and Wim Wenders in Conversation at the Rubin Museum
The performance artist and filmmaker in conversation. Laurie has an installation in the Rubin's current exhibition The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama called From the Air. She and Wings of Desire director Wim Wenders exchange views on their work and world perspective. $18 ticket includes Museum admission. Wenders' Paris, Texas is being screened at RMA on Friday, May 25. RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: 150 WEST 17 STREET, NYC.
www.rmanyc.org/April 17, 2007 - 6:30 PM
Laurie Anderson and William Kentridge in Conversation at MoMA
Laurie will take part in the "Artists Speak: Conversations on Contemporary Art with Glenn D. Lowry" series sponsored by the Department of Education at the Titus 1 Theater at The Musuem of Modern Art, New York City.
www.moma.org/events/adult/April 19, 2007 - 7:00 PM
NIGHT LIFE Reading and Signing at 192 Books, NYC
Laurie will read from and sign copies of her new book of drawings & dreams at 192 Books, 192 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street, New York, NY.
www.192books.comApril 27, 2007 - 7:00 PM
NIGHT LIFE Reading and Signing at Barnes & Noble, NYC
Laurie will read from and sign copies of NIGHT LIFE, her new book of drawings & dreams at Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Avenue at 22nd Street, New York, NY.
www.barnesandnoble.comApril 28, 2007 - 10PM
AN EVENING WITH LAURIE ANDERSON with Rob Burger and Eyvind Kang at the Paris Bar, NYC
Don't miss this intimate evening with Laurie along with musicians Rob Burger and Eyvind Kang at the Paris Bar at the National Arts Club: 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC. Doors at 9PM, Performance at 10PM. Seats $40, Standing Room $20 Limited Seating Available. Cash Bar.
www.nyehaus.com/parisbar/April 30, 2007 - 6PM
GOODBYE ALICE GALA at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Join Lincoln Center at this star-studded gala that bids a fond farewell to Alice Tully Hall as the lights dim for the last night prior to the start of reconstruction. Tom Brokaw, the evening's honoree, will host the spectacular star-studded performance to be broadcast nationally on Live from Lincoln Center. Performance to include Juilliard Orchestra, David Robertson, Chamber Music Society, Wynton Marsalis, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and Audra McDonald. Please call 212.875.5460 for tickets and more information.
www.lincolncenter.org
May, 2007
May 2, 2007 - 8:00 PM
Arts at St. Ann's Gala Benefit
Hal Willner's Rogue's Gallery Live: A concert of Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys. Featuring Laurie Anderson, Gavin Friday, Baby Gramps, Jenni Muldaur, Beth Orton, Lou Reed and more.... As a Benefit for Arts at St. Ann's, music producer Hal Willner will bring his signature gift for matching maverick musicians with extraordinary material. These ancient tales of hardship, fate, lost love and lust scour the depths for the crystal allure that led men to the sea for hundreds of years. Rogue's Gallery Live promises to be an ocean-rolling good time spent with a world class group of salty dogs, sea inspired cuisine, and a lot of fun.
www.stannswarehouse.org/gala2007May 12, 2007 - 7:00 PM
BRAND UPON THE BRAIN
Laurie joins an all-star lineup for a one-of-a-kind live presentation of Guy Maddin's BRAND UPON THE BRAIN at Village East Cinema, NYC. Laurie will join luminaries Isabella Rossellini, Lou Reed, Crispin Glover, Eli Wallach, John Ashbery and more to mount a unique live cinematic Spectacle.Ê The standout hit of this year's Toronto, New York Berlin, and Buenos Aires film festivals, Guy Maddin's live presentation of his silent film BRAND UPON THE BRAIN comes to the Village East Cinema in Manhattan for ONE WEEK ONLY! Featuring a 12-piece live orchestra, a 3-piece live sound-effects team, a castrato, and special guest narrators, BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! is a one-of-a-kind film event that reaffirms our faith in the vitality of the cinema, and the shared experience of watching a film together. Laurie will step behind the lectern as Guest Narrator SATURDAY, MAY 12 at 7:00 pm at the Village East Cinema (12th st. and 2nd Ave.), NYC Tickets onsale now through Moviefone.
www.branduponthebrain.comMay 17, 18, 2007 - 7:30 PM
Laurie Anderson & Band Concert Performances at The High Line Ballroom
Laurie Anderson's band for these performances includes Rob Burger & Peter Scherer on keyboards, Skuli Sverrisson on bass, Eyvind Kang on viola as well as Laurie's signature combination of electronics, vocals and violin. The Highline shows will be unique sneak previews of material from her new album for Nonesuch. Anderson, known for her social commentary, expands her songwriting even further in that direction. The H&M High Line Festival is a new multi-discipline arts festival that will be curated each year by a different artist. The inaugural edition, curated by David Bowie, will run May 9 to 19, 2007. The ten-day mash-up of music, film, comedy, visual art and performance will highlight all of David's favorite artists. The best of the best. www.highlinefestival.com Photo GalleryMay 23, 2007
2007 Kitchen Spring Gala Benefit
The 2007 Kitchen Spring Gala Benefit honors Laurie and her career.
The Puck Building, NYC
www.thekitchen.org Photo Gallery
June, 2007
June 8, 2007 - 8:45 PM
Homeland Tour
Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine
UDINE, ITALY
June 11-12, 2007 - 7:30 PM
Homeland Tour
the Bela Bartok Concert Hall
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
June 14, 2007 - 9:00 PM
Homeland Tour
Congress Centre
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
JUNE 17, 2007
Homeland Tour
Universal Hall
SKOPJE, MACEDONIA
JUNE 19, 2007 - 9:00 PM
Homeland Tour
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
ATHENS, GREECE
JUNE 22, 2007 - 9:00 PM
Homeland Tour
Il Parco della Musica, Sinopoli Hall
ROME, ITALY
JUNE 26, 2007
Homeland Tour
Kursaal Auditorium
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
JUNE 28, 2007
Homeland Tour
Teatro Principal de Zaragoza
ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
JUNE 30, 2007
Homeland Tour
Festival Grec 2007- Teatre Grec
BARCELONA, SPAIN
July, 2007
JULY 2, 2007 - 9:00PM
Homeland Tour
Grand Theatre Romain de Lyon Fouviere
LYON, FRANCE
JULY 4, 2007 - 9:00PM
Homeland Tour
Burghof Loerrach
LOERRACH, GERMANY
JULY 5, 2007 - 9:00PM
Homeland Tour
Teatro Dal Verme
MILAN, ITALY
JULY 8, 2007 - 10:00PM
Homeland Tour
Heidecksburg
RUDOLSTADT, GERMANY
JULY 10, 2007 - 8:30PM
Homeland Tour
Staatstheater Oldenburg
OLDENBURG, GERMANY
JULY 13, 2007
Homeland Tour
Theatro Circo
BRAGA, PORTUGAL
JULY 15, 2007
Homeland Tour
Culturgest
LISBON, PORTUGAL
JULY 17, 2007
Homeland Tour
Festival Veranos de la Villa 2007
MADRID, SPAIN
SEPTEMBER, 2007
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Olympia Theatre
DUBLIN, IRELAND
SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Olympia Theatre
DUBLIN, IRELAND
OCTOBER, 2007
OCTOBER 2, 2007 - 7:30PM
Homeland Tour
Gšteborg Symfoniker Hall
GOTEBORG, SWEDEN
OCTOBER 6, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Alhondiga de Granaditas
GUANAJUATO, MEXICO
OCTOBER 9, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Teatro de la Ciudad
MONTERREY, MEXICO
OCTOBER 10, 2007 - 8:30PM
Homeland Tour
Teatro de la Ciudad
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
OCTOBER 11, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Teatro de la Ciudad
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
OCTOBER 17, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
OCTOBER 18, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
OCTOBER 19, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
OCTOBER 21, 2007 - 8:30PM
Homeland Tour
Sydney Opera House Theatre
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
OCTOBER 22, 2007 - 8:00PM
Homeland Tour
Sydney Opera House Theatre
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA