Laurie Anderson performs Aug 10 @LCOutofDoors with Rob Burger (ex-Tin Hat) and Eivind Kang)

Laurie Anderson, the reigning performance artist of our time, has performed at Lincoln Center on numerous occasions, most recently atLincoln Center Festival 2008 with the evening-length work Homeland. In roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist, Anderson has toured around the world with shows ranging from simple spoken word performances to elaborate multimedia events. On August 10 in Damrosch Park she performs on a double-bill that features a younger generation of experimenters and innovators led by composer/arranger/violinist Todd Reynolds, with Sxip Shirey, Adam Matta and an allstar string section.

 via lincolncenter: