Reviews of 'Delusion' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, NYC (might add more later as they appear):
- Laurie Anderson's Delusion at BAM - Andy Horwitz calling Laurie Anderson "the queen of the epigram and the meaningful pause"
- Illusions Found in Our Narratives - Allan Kozinn pondering over "the episodic nature" of the performance
- Laurie Anderson Brings Her Delusion to BAM - Rob Harvilla proclaiming 'Delusion' "Better Than: Hearing anyone else on earth talk about their dreams"
- How Deluded Can You Be? - Saxon Henry recalling her "musical pilgrimage"
- Look Who's Talking - semi-impressed Elisabeth Vincentelli pronouncing 'Delusion' as the mark of "the evolution of Anderson from high-tech musician to high-tech spoken-word artist". Here is another shorter reaction from Elisabeth Vincentelli, calling the performance "a tedious theatrical event" but complimenting on Laurie Anderson being "amazingly ageless".
- Laurie Anderson's Delusion Continues @ BAM - ardent words by Andrew Frisicano, emphasizing Laurie Anderson's "sonorous voice, and her ability as a monologuist to travel to different places (the moon, Iceland, dreams)". Along with photos by Rahav Segev - like this one:
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"In this dream, I'm in a hospital bed" |
- Thoughts on Laurie Anderson’s "Delusion" at BAM - Matthew Caron's "90 minutes in thrall"
- Laurie Anderson Tells Very Tall Tales at B. A. M. - Wayne Hoffmann hypnotized by the performance "but not always in a good way"
- Living, Waking and Dreaming - Queer New York Blog's author calling the show thoughtful, "introspective and wistful"
- Laurie Anderson's Beautiful Delusion - Judy Berman pondering over the performance that is "more than anything, a meditation on mortality", declaring the show "personal" and "accessible". More photos by Rahav Segev under the article
- Theater Review: 'Delusion' - Judd Hollander on "sensations [that] allow everyone in the audience to connect with the production on their own personal level"
- Laurie Anderson Dreams on - VillageVoice author Jacob Gallagher-Ross raving about "the kaleidoscopic projections, the virtuoso musicianship, and Anderson’s koan-like writing"
- Dream vs. Delusion - Alexis Clements' unmoored "Isn't it odd?" moments
- Sentimentalist's Review - Madeline Virbasius didn't manage to get "fully under the spell" of the performance
- Woe Man, Woah Man blogger is both excited and bored to sleep by Laurie Anderson's Delusion
- Patrizia Mazzuoccolo (A biatch in the Northern Sky) welcomed her "break from the testo-fuelled heavy metal gigs" she usually attends
- Created and Performed by Laurie Anderson - Don Shewey's review of his "re-encounter the deep strangeness of what [Laurie] does", claiming 'Delusion' "the strongest piece since 'Empty Places'"
