*** apologies for cross-postings and shameless self-promotion ***
WHERE THE SEA STANDS STILL
a performance reading with cybertextual projections
original Chinese poetic sequence by Yang Lian
cybertextual design and scripting by John Cayley
English translations by Brian Holton
additional calligraphy by Qu Leilei
and visual material by Gao Xingjian & John Cayley
Part of the 'Fortune Cookies' season ("of experimental
and subversive performances and installations from
across the Chinese diaspora") at
The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
May 27th | 20:00 | Theatre
8 pounds | 6 pounds members and concessions
'Where the Sea Stands Still' is a poetic sequence by the contemporary
Chinese poet, Yang Lian. John Cayley has worked it into a 'performance
hypertext.' Yang and Cayley will perform live against a projected text
which plots it's own pathway through the sequence, "as words and images
collide and weave together in a network of poetic meaning."
The previously published paperbound version of 'Where the Sea Stands Still'
(parallel text) is available from the ICA Bookstore at £3.50, or direct
from the publisher, WellSweep, 1 Grove End House, 150 Highgate Road, London
NW5 1PD, (0171) 267 3525, [log in to unmask]
There will be a Web version of the piece, at the ICA web site
<http://www.illumin.co.uk/ica/>. This will be online by the date of the
performance.
On the same bill, Chinese Artnet will perform: 'The Horse and the Buffalo'
"a multi-media piece combining poetry, music and computer generated
ideograms..."
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ALSO ESSENTIAL in the same season:
Xu Bing
A BOOK FROM THE SKY
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SQUARE WORDS: NEW ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY
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A CASE STUDY IN TRANSFERENCE
24-26 May | 12:00-20:00
Nash and Brandon Rooms
Free with day membership
A rare opportunity to see three works by
Xu Bing, a controversial and acclaimed
Beijing artist, now living in exile in the USA.
A *must* for all poetically-inclined and cross-art grammatologists.
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John Cayley / Wellsweep Press http://www.demon.co.uk/eastfield/
1 Grove End House 150 Highgate Road London NW5 1PD UK
Tel & Fax: (+44 171) 267 3525 Email: [log in to unmask]
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