Laurie Anderson began the national tour of her new piece, Homeland, with the US premiere in New York's Zankel Hall last Wednesday, before moving on to Massachusetts this past weekend for a performance at Boston's Opera House on Saturday.
The Boston Globe's Tristram Lozaw calls the new piece "an austere, epic examination of contemporary American culture," though one that is "more social satire than political diatribe and always delivered with a poetic zeal." Lozaw suggests that "musically, Homeland is perhaps Anderson's most sophisticated and intriguing work," and asserts:
For all her avant-garde reputation and coded contemplations on the human condition, Laurie Anderson remains one of our most charismatic modern storytellers, the gold standard in musical commentary. Softly chilled, a bit eerie, and uniquely curious, yes, but above all she's provocative, amusing, and friendly.
To read the complete review, visit boston.com.
The next stop on the Homeland tour is Akron's EJ Thomas Hall this Friday, April 4.
