Posted on July 9, 2009 by amitgps
Last night, I went to see a performance that lasted just nine minutes and fourty-seven seconds. Twenty-four hours later, it still resonates in my mind. What I saw was Lisa Dwan perform Samuel Beckett’s ‘Not I’. The performance, my first exposure to Beckett’s work, connected with me in a way that I haven’t experienced before.
Actors, with the [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by Alex Rowse
As written so excellently by Paul below, last night was the launch party that kick started the incredibly exciting London Literature Festival. We enjoyed homemade scotch eggs and miniature ice creams whilst the Southbank buzzed with summertime activity outside.
Out of the numerous interesting people I met, Lisa Dwan was certainly a highlight. On the 7th [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by paulblezard
“The game’s afoot” as the Bard once wrote and certainly the game opened last night with much fanfare.
At the launch party, South Bank’s “empressaria” Jude Kelly gave the opening speech, explaining that the South Bank’s remit is to “push back the membrane” to the point that there is “no-one on the outside.” Now that’s a properly inclusive approach to creativity, artistry and expression, a rousing, modern version of ‘Cry “God for Harry, England and Saint George”’ as the Bard went on to say.
Filed under: London Literature Festival 2009 | Tagged: Fred D'Aguiar, Jude Kelly, Kamila Shamsie, Martin Colthorpe, Orange Prize, Paul Burston, William Shakespeare | Leave a Comment »
