The Icelandic
queen of haute couture fashion, film and avantgarde pop
music, Bjork, is performing Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 at Keyspan Park
in Coney Island.
One can only scratch their head and wonder at our borough’s good
fortune (in part because Bjork has declined our numerous requests
for interviews). We do know that the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones
is one stop out of just nine live performances she’ll do in North
America this month.
For those who can’t get enough, a lot more of her body of work
is finally available in the United States on One Little Indian
Records. This summer they have released eight DVDs and a four-CD/one-DVD
box set, with the centerpiece of the DVD collection being "Greatest
Hits: Volumen 1993-2003" – a collection of Bjork’s music
videos.
This multi-talented performance artist also melted hearts in
Lars Von Trier’s 2000 film "Dancer in the Dark," in
which she played a mother going blind who will do anything to
prevent her child from meeting the same fate. The dark musical,
for which Bjork composed the score, opened the New York Film
Festival and garnered kudos for Bjork’s acting talent, but she
has yet to venture outside of videos again.
Don’t miss her equally rare Brooklyn performances.
Bjork will perform Friday, Aug. 22 and Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7
pm at Keyspan Park (Surf Avenue and West 16th Street in Coney
Island). Tickets are $53. For tickets, call (212) 307-7171 or
visit the Web site at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information,
go to www.bjork.com.
