Talk Normal

Talk Normal

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1989

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Music, Documentary

Original Title

Talk Normal

Production Companies

Pioneer LDC

Director

Zenboku Sato

Description

At the '87 Tokyo International Video Biennale, held at Spiral Hall, performance artist Laurie Anderson gave the unforgettable lecture-demonstration, "Talk Normal". In "Talk Normal", Anderson discusses the many elements that distinguish her work, from the unique violins that serve as her alter egos, to her video clone, to her experiments with electronics and her personal homage to Oscar Schlemmer's Bauhaus dances. Through excerpts from the film Home of the Brave, the television program What You Mean We?, and the music videos for her songs O Superman and Sharkey's Day, Anderson draws you into an eclectic world where sight and sound are united. In "Talk Normal", New York's best known performance artist talks about herself.