 Event |
Homeland
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| Venue |
Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Melbourne International Arts Festival 2007 |
| First Date |
17 October 2007 |
| Opening Date |
17 October 2007 |
| Last Date |
19 October 2007 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Laurie Anderson's latest work Homeland is her next major production, following in the footsteps of United States, The Nerve Bible and Songs and Stories for Moby Dick. Somewhere between epic poem and music concert, this Festival co-commission looks at 21st-century American obsessions with security, distance, information, the relationship of fear and freedom, the increasing acceptance of violence and the persistent new language of war. Using the synthetic language of technology and the sensuous language of song writing and poetry, Homeland explores American-style totalitarianism, shifting image |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Secondary Genre |
Music
Multimedia
Performance Art
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| Subjects |
War
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
United States of America
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
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| Web |
www.melbournefestival.com.au |
| Brochure |
MIAF 2007 |
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| Event Identifier |
72542 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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