Laurie Anderson and Sexmob, Poetry Meets Jazz at Romaeuropa

The living legend Laurie Anderson returns to Italy - performer, musician, and extraordinary storyteller —- with X², a new live work set to be both refined and electrifying at the Romaeuropa Festival. An icon of American avant-garde and a pioneer of minimalism - celebrated for the global success of O Superman (1981) and her groundbreaking multimedia experiments - Anderson takes the stage alongside Sexmob, the stylish New York ensemble led by Steven Bernstein, where brass and pure improvisation reign.
In X², stories intertwine with video projections, digital soundscapes, and jazz explosions: a journey between memory and invention, where Anderson’s unmistakable voice merges with the sharp grooves of Briggan Krauss, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen, and Doug Wieselman. From her beginnings in 1970s New York - between language, technology, and performance art - Anderson has built an ever-evolving aesthetic. With X², the artist amplifies this spirit: each note a fragment of story, each image a window into possibility. The encounter between her visual poetry and Sexmob’s experimental jazz promises a performance that goes beyond the stage - an immersive experience where storytelling becomes physical, visual, sonic.