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.