Dorian Wood, I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN’T GOT
Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Martinos Auditorium, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts

Dorian Wood performs the entirety of Sinéad O'Connor's groundbreaking 1990 album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got in an intimate, emotionally raw piano-and-voice format, paying tribute to the late singer/songwriter. I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got was a global success for O'Connor, spawning such hit singles as "Nothing Compares 2 U," "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Jump in the River." "There is no album that has inspired me more than I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, and no artist has impacted my life more than the goddess Sinéad,” says Wood. “It is an immense honor to celebrate her, revisiting these songs filled with her truth; songs that helped shape so many of us." This is Wood’s debut performance in Providence. 

Dorian Wood (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist based in the U.S. Her intent of “infecting” spaces and ideologies with her artistic practice is born from a desire to challenge traditions and systems that have contributed to the marginalization of people. Her work has been showcased in concert halls and performance spaces around the world, including at institutions like The Broad (Los Angeles), REDCAT (Los Angeles), Museo Nacional Del Prado (Madrid), the City Hall of Madrid and Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris (Mexico City).  From 2019 to 2020, she completed several successful tours throughout Europe, Mexico and the U.S. with her chamber orchestra tribute to Chavela Vargas, XAVELA LUX AETERNA. Wood is a recipient of a 2023 LA County Performing Arts Recovery Grant, a 2023 NALAC Fund for the Arts grant, a 2020 Creative Capital Award and a 2020 Art Matters Foundation grant. In 2023, Wood premiered Canto de Todes, a touring 12-hour chamber music composition and installation that emphasizes the urgency of folk music as a conduit for social change. She has also released over a dozen recordings, most recently the albums You are clearly in perversion (2023, Astral Editions), in collaboration with Thor Harris; and Excesiva (Dragon's Eye Recordings, 2023).