Wednesday, April 27, 2022
6pm doors / 7pm show
Mask & proof of vaccine required for entry

French award-winning sci-fi author, poet, and performer Alain Damasio will be giving a multimedia performance of music, spoken word, and a reading of his texts. Damasio, who will be in San Francisco for a month at France’s Villa Albertine artist residency, is best described as a metamorph, an artist whose outlook on sci-fi and attachment to nature are reminiscent of Bay Area author Ursula Le Guin. His additional, inherent gift for performance makes him stand out and resonate with multimedia Bay Area performers and digital creators like Jaron Lanier, whom Damasio will be in conversation with through City Lights on April 26. From his taste for improv, to his characteristic spoken word and natural, mesmerizing stage presence, Damasio has all sorts of tricks up his sleeve for what promises to be an immersive and unforgettable experience. Accompanied by guitarist Yan Péchin, who has played for a variety of singers, from Alain Bashung to Jane Birkin, Damasio’s compelling word will fill the artistic space of The Lab and enchant every spectator, taking us for a journey beyond the physicality of the stage, to a metaphysical world he knows best.