In What Language?:

A Song Cycle of Lives in Transit

Improvisational in nature, hybrid to the core, In What Language? is a work of music and poetry created and performed by Vijay Iyer and Michael Ladd, leading a ten-member ensemble of musicians and speaking voices. The work consists of a series of poetic interior monologues by people of color negotiating the hyper-globalized setting of an international airport. In What Language? synthesizes elements from a broad range of influences, including experimental jazz, hip-hop, American minimalism, rock and African and South Asian Rhythms.