Angoulême Conference: L'art, l'éducation et le politique

We (Nicole, Miles & I) will be in France for the coming week, essentially in Angoulême for a conference organized by IUFM Poitou-Charentes & the Université de Poitiers (see below for our contributions): L’art, l’éducation et le politique 25, 26, 27novembre 2009 Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image, Lycée de l’image et du son Conservatoire Gabriel Fauré Musée des Beaux-arts Théâtre d’Angoulême * * * Jeudi … Read more Angoulême Conference: L'art, l'éducation et le politique

BLAGO BUNG 4

Blago Bung / is an exploratory device / Blago Bung / blurs all disciplines / Blago Bung / is a trans-generational mix / Blago Bung / is speed /Blago Bung / shines performance action sound poetry video with Beatriz Albuquerque Michel Bulteau Jacques Halbert Per Hüttner M.K. Patrice Lerochereuil Larry Litt Jeffrey Perkins Nicole Peyrafitte Ivan Alechine Taketo Shimada Joao Simoes Nicola Sornaga Valentine Verhaeghe Curated by Michel Collet … Read more BLAGO BUNG 4

Sax, Soup, Poetry & Voice

Just released by the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY: Sax, Soup, Poetry & Voice Nicole Peyrafitte (voice & soup), Pierre Joris (poetry), Joe Giardullo (saxophone) the DVD of the performance/concert given in November 2007. It is available through Ta’wil Productions for $5 (i.e. handling & shipping costs)! Below, my poem-recipe for cooking hare, or rabbit, as the case may be, & Nicole’s recipe for the one she … Read more Sax, Soup, Poetry & Voice

Vaudeville Mongrels & Piaf's Accordéoniste

Back in Albany for the great bookpacking push after a blitztrip to New York to catch Nicole & a whole slew of superb vaudevillians at “Brooklyn’s newest, queerest variety show, starring hot divas, sideshow freaks and musical sundries!” organized by Julian of Nowherr a.k.a. Julian Brolaski in Freddy’s backroom. But have to pack, so go and check out the following sites for details of that amazing evening: Mongrel Vaudeville, … Read more Vaudeville Mongrels & Piaf's Accordéoniste

Moving & Music

Packing the books, what’s the first thing to do? To set aside my copy of Walter Benjamin’s Denkbilder so as to be able to reread “Ich packe meine Bibliothek aus (I unpack my library)” during the necessary breaks between boxes. Might as well keep out Jean-Luc Nancy’s On the Commerce of Thinking: Of Books & Bookstores (translated by David Wills), just out from Fordham University Press, as I’ve been … Read more Moving & Music

This & That

Nearly a week without a post — rushing between Brooklyn & Albany, getting ready to move from the latter to the first, trying to finish various large projects before having to crate the library, etc. etc., has taken its toll. Was going to put up some photos from my guest appearance on Nicole Peyrafitte’s ever so enjoyable Song & Food show at 5C last Friday (with Mike Bisio on … Read more This & That

Voilà! Nicole Peyrafitte's Kitchen & Songs

PS: “First come — first served” basis One menu (3 courses, only one option available and don’t ask me what it will be, because I don’t know yet) Wine & Beer available at the bar We will start on time check out: Nicole’s Blog Nicole’s Website Cooking Parties

"Whisk! Don't Churn!" Concert @ Bowery Poetry Club

Adishatz! Hello! Bonjour! We are looking forward to our NYC CD release multimedia concert of: “Whisk! Don’t Churn!” Nicole Peyrafitte (voice, video, electronics & whisk) Michael Bisio (double bass) & with guest poet & producer Pierre Joris THIS COMING SATURDAY May 16, 2009 6:00pm $8| Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery New York, NY 10012 (212) 614-0505 We hope to see you there. Nicole & Pierre Details here. Read the … Read more "Whisk! Don't Churn!" Concert @ Bowery Poetry Club

"Whisk! Don't Churn!" Reviews & more

Two reviews of Nicole Peyrafitte & Michael Bisio’s CD Whisk! Don’t Churn!: — Laura Hinton: “How to Cook Live Poetry: The performance Art of Nicole Peyrafitte” —>here —Greg Haymes review in the Albany Times Union: —>here * * * A good piece by David Noriega on Jerome Rothenberg’s “total translations” of the Navaho Horse Songs (with soundfiles) at the Poetry Foundation’s site: —>here * * * Since the publication … Read more "Whisk! Don't Churn!" Reviews & more

Ballard, Edwards, Peyrafitte & Waldman

Last full day at the University for this semester, thus little or no time for the blog today. But do go and check out Ken Edwards’ lovely & thoughtful piece on J.G. Ballard as a central figure of a “lost avant-garde” on Ken’s Reality Street blog — here. Nicole Peyrafitte also has a lovely busy entry documenting her busy week — here. And, finally, before disappearing into doctoral dissertations … Read more Ballard, Edwards, Peyrafitte & Waldman

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