Made in Catalunya with Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson

Available at www.calperformances.org
On October 24, 2008, performance artist Laurie Anderson (in Berkeley, California) joined musician/poet Lou Reed (in Barcelona, Spain) via the internet to perform the works of Catalan poets Brossa, Espriu, Carner and Vinyoli. The 45 minute live performance, in English, as experienced last year at the Made in Catalunya event in New York City, was presented by KOSMOPOLIS International Literature Fest; video performance, produced by Cal Performances, University of California at Berkeley.

[@andygray]

Thank you very much for uploading this video. Brilliant.

[@nyifica]

At 43:30, Laurie starts to read a strikingly beautiful poem which goes like "With music you might hear it better / with you, I'll always be truthful..." Could someone please tell me who is the author of that poem?

[@RaiumundusLullius]

The author is the catalan writter Salvador Espriu. This poem is inside the book, "El caminant i el mur". You can find some english translations of Espriu. Here you have the original with an italian translation.

[@blancaliliana]

Catalonia también es Cataluña y Catalunya, como no! La verdad es que esto es comiquísimo!

[@kingoftomatoes]

miss ya lou

[@jpuj7871]

RIP Lou Reed

[@RaiumundusLullius]

If you look on google for "I si et parlo tan sovint de la meva quotidiana" you'll find the poem.

[@divido77]

Rip Lou! Q le den a españa ,fuck spain is a pain!

[@101vagabond]

someone tell America there is a h in herb please

[@vguiver]

blacaliliana, tu comentario si que es comico

[@analucialentesazules]

Catalonia is Catalunya (jajaja, me da risa esta discusión)

[@Sandude]

Calatayud is Catalonia

Catalonia IS Catalonia.

[@casbert7]

Catalunya is not IsPain

[@Hanniste]

Catalonia IS Catalonia.