S’Ange Blends Her Message With Genres

An expatriate American living in Europe, classical diva S’Ange has performed with most of that continent’s orchestras and operas. The veteran soprano also has sung on experimental pop albums by the likes of ex-Tangerine Dream keyboardist Paul Haslinger, and she has a bustling sideline of New Age-flavored books and seminars with such titles as “Unlocking the Creative Process” and “The Divine Voice.”

Given all that, her solo show, “Where Is Paradise,” performed Thursday in LunaPark’s main room, was pretty much what you’d expect: an hourlong blend of performance art, social satire and New Age philosophy, complete with costume changes, kitschy props and a crushingly obvious message.

Augmented by her own multi-tracked soprano and prerecorded music that included everything from ethereal drifts to industrial dance beats, S’Ange (real name: Susan Belling) sang original works from her new CD, “Where Is Paradise,” whose basic theme was embodied in one line: “Paradise is lost when children are violated.” Often vocalizing wordlessly to evoke pain or joy, she alternated between drama and shtick, possibly to represent the ups and downs of life itself.

* S’Ange plays Thursday at LunaPark, 665 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, 8 p.m. $15. (310) 652-0611.