While I was also listening to [NY & LA] is a performative extension of the yearlong series of exhibitions and events Alors que j’écoutais moi aussi […] developed at La Criée centre d'art contemporain in Rennes, France. This program was conceived and organized by Sophie Kaplan, director of the art centre, in close collaboration with three associated artists: Félicia Atkinson, Julien Bismuth, and Yann Serandour. The American poet and performer David Antin is the figurehead of this ambitious and polyphonic program.