Jacqueline Lawton: What type of artist are you?Wale Liniger: I enjoy a curious mind and look for pertinent expressions through oral & written narratives, through the sounds of guitar and harmonica, through the Blues.
JL: Where were you born?
WL: I was born in Bern, Switzerland.
JL: If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
WL: A bear. I wonder how it feels waking up after hibernation: a brand-new world every time?
JL: If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
WL: In a nation that rallies around a necessary common goal, in a warm place.
JL: What is your favorite quote?
WL: "It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves." -Carl Jung
JL: Why did you want to be a part of intersections?
WL: As an immigrant I live with the sense of 'permanent transition,' with questions about our points of departure and our points of arrival. I believe there will be others like me at Intersections.
JL: How do you feel your performance fits into the production?
WL: I believe the Blues to be an important human energy. Alas, more often than not we try to silence it instead of giving it a voice. Intersections promises to be a platform for a wide variety of artistic perspectives on life.
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Blues Professor Wale Liniger
Take a unique journey into the blues with a Swiss-born artist who has made this distinctly American sound his own, weaving harmonica, guitar and voice into a rich musical tapestry. A celebrated artist featured in blues festivals on both sides of the Atlantic, this professor is a true believer in the creativity of the human mind when the heart is in trouble.
Sunday, Feb 28
6:00-7:30pm
Lobby
FREE
This performance is sponsored by The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).
http://www.bluesprof.com/
Click the link below to watch a video of Blues Professor Wale Liniger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YkVE0q0ocE
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