Louis Andriessen: Anaïs Nin / De Staat – review

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London"Even when I possess all," begins Louis Andriessen's new monodrama about Anaïs Nin, "I still feel myself possessed by a great demon of restlessness driving me on and on." Taken from an interview, the words are spoken by Cristina Zavalloni in a YouTube-style confessional video. On stage, the singer herself watches, making tea and indulgently rewinding the bits she likes.As well as taking us straight to the volatile self-reflectiveness of Nin's character, the idea of b...

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