Landfall comes to BAM from September 23—27. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of articles, and videos related to the show. Once you've seen it, help us keep the conversation going by telling us what you thought below.
Program Notes
Landfall (PDF)
Watch & Listen
Video
Artist Profile: Kronos Quartet (Vimeo)
It was Beethoven, George Crumb, and Lawrence Welk that got Kronos violinist David Harrington hooked on the violin.
Audio
Kronos Quartet: Still Daring After All These Years (NPR)
At their current rate, the tireless quartet will have commissioned 1,000 works by their 50th anniversary.
Video
Tiny Desk Concert: Kronos Quartet (NPR)
Kronos plays Aheym by Bryce Dessner, a blues by Geeshie Wiley, and an old Afro-Persian lullaby.
Video
“O Superman,” Laurie Anderson (YouTube)
Anderson performed her hit at BAM in the early 1980s.
Video
Home of the Brave: A Film By Laurie Anderson (YouTube)
Watch Anderson’s 1986 stage show in its entirety.
Read
Website
Laurie Anderson
Keep up with all things Anderson on her homepage.
Interview
“Laurie Anderson: ‘It’s been a wonderful, kind of hallucinatory year’” (Time Out New York)
Anderson talks about overnighting in a sleeping bag at BAM, her history with Nonesuch Records, and Landfall.
Photos
Show and Tell: Laurie Anderson (The Guardian)
Anderson fawns over a Jeep, dons a tiara, and photographs photographers.
Now your turn . . .
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