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Laurie Anderson: Republic of Love (Solo)

Sep 9–10, 2026
Music
A person with short, tousled hair wearing a black shirt holds both hands up with open palms toward the camera, against a dark gray textured background.
Laurie Anderson, Republic of Love (Solo). Photo: Ebru Yildiz. Courtesy of the artist.

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When Sep 9–10, 2026
Where McGuire Theater
Time 7:30 pm
Price Tickets start at $35
Part of: Performing Arts Season 2026-27

Part of: Performing Arts Season 2026-27

“For half a century, [Laurie Anderson] has taken the things we know best—our bodies, our rituals, our nation—and shown us how strange they really are.” —New York Times 

Creative luminary Laurie Anderson presents a collection of songs and stories about contemporary life in America. Inspired by the Twin Cities’ historic demonstrations of resistance, she reshapes her touring show, Republic of Love, into a space for solidarity and healing. Drawing on her 2010 album Homeland, she observes:  

“Some say our empire is passing as all empires do. Ah, America, we saw it, we tipped it over and then we sold it. I’m standing here in dawn’s early late in a country made of stories. / What war is this? What time is it?”

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Part of: Performing Arts Season 2026-27

Part of: Performing Arts Season 2026-27

Program support provided by the Constance and Fuller Cowles Foundation, the David and Leni Moore Family Foundation, Therese Sexe and David Hage, and Elizabeth and Mike Sweeney.

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