Rain Taxi Reading Series
Rain Taxi sponsors a reading series as a further demonstration of its commitment to literary culture. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
FORTHCOMING 2012 EVENTS
FREE VERSE: JAAP BLONK
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 7:00 pm
Walker Art Center, Cinema
1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
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Don't miss this unforgettable appearance by an avant-garde master! Jaap Blonk is one of Europe's foremost "sound poets," melding a virtuosic command of the building blocks of language with an aesthetically riveting performance style that can evoke both laughter and tears. At this special Minneapolis performance, Blonk will take the audience on a whimsical tour through the land of sound poetry, possibly including snippets of the classics (Hugo Ball, Kurt Schwitters, John Cage), his own works, songs in invented languages, acoustic/electronic/phonetic soundscapes, snippets of lecturing about odd topics, and more!
Co-sponsored by Rain Taxi Review of Books, the Walker Art Center, and the University of Minnesota's Institute for Advanced Study and Imagine Fund, with additional support from the Departments of German, Scandinavian and Dutch, Theatre Arts and Dance, and English.
NOTE: Admission is free but tickets are required. Free tickets are available at the Walker’s Bazinet Lobby desk starting at 6 pm.
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