Combining violin, electronic puppetry, music and visuals, Delusion tells a complex story about longing, memory and identity in the colorful and poetic language that has become Anderson’s trademark. At the heart of the piece is both the pleasure of language and a terror that the world is made entirely of words. Inspired by the breadth of Balzac, Ozu and Laurence Sterne, and employing a series of altered voices and imaginary guests, Anderson conceived Delusion as a series of short mystery plays that jump-cuts between the everyday and the mythic.