Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: THE LANGUAGE MOMENT - poems and sound distillations - Fri
15th April, 8pm
An evening of virtuoso vocal performance
and groundbreaking sound art. Featuring the stunning linguistic contortions of
Icelandic poet Eirikur Orn Nordahl, the extreme extended techniques of
baritone live art sensation Phil Minton, international performer & visual
artist Maggie O'Sullivan and a live collaboration between Ben Gwilliam and
Philip Davenport, a sound distillation of Davenport's spreadsheet poem 'appeal
in air'. The event will also feature specially commissioned soundpoem
interventions by Carol Watts, Simon Smith and Sarah
Boothroyd. The Language Moment is the
opening event of the international Text Festival which will continue with a
series of worldwide events during 2011-12.
£9.50 - book tickets on 0161
615 0500
www.textfestival.com
