Review: A âParty in the Bardoâ for a City in Transition
At the Park Avenue Armory, Laurie Anderson and Jason Moran gathered fellow artists to conjure a sonic environment haunted by the pandemic.
Laurie Anderson and Jason Moran gathered fellow artists to perform “Party in the Bardo” in the Park Avenue Armory’s drill hall.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
May 9, 2021
New York City is in a liminal state: partially vaccinated while still in the grip of Covid-19; beckoning cautiously masked people outside with the blossoming spring; and reopening indoor performance venues at last, but with caveats that color every show with reminders of the continuing pandemic.
The arctic April conditions continue and oilseed rape seems to be the one crop suffering the most being frosted as it starts to flower. Despite the cold,