Gift, Reflexions, Rivers: Milosz Poetry Night In Paris Paris, 02.12.2011 The Centre Universitaire de Malesherbes at the Paris-Sorbonne University hosts a night dedicated to Czesław Miłosz. A special reading of poems by French artists accompanied by a piano performance and film, followed by the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the 1980 Nobel prize laureate and his poetry, illustrated by commentaries of his peers and including rare photographs The programme starts with "Don, Reflets, Rivières..." / "Gift, Reflexions, Rivers...", a multimedia event combining a poetry reading, video and piano recital, revolving around the principal themes of the writer's work: the human condition, totalitarianism, exile, the mission of the poet towards the world, and the connection between nature and the city. The performance features a selection of Miłosz's texts read in French by actors Mélodie Richard and Pierre-François Garel, accompanied by rare compositions of Karol Szymanowski ("Opus 33"), Galina Ustovlskaya ("Sonata n°6") and Morton Feldman ("Triadic Memories") played by Jozef Kapustka, and video pieces by Martin Maugeais and Arthur Coulet. The concept of the event was created by Danièle Chauvin and Mariola Odzimowska. The film was conceived in a close relationship with the poems selection. The images echo Milosz' poetry as read by the actors. They are also reacting in real-time to the pianist's performance, mirroring the relationship once existing between the musician and the ...
Keywords: Milosz, Czeslaw Milosz, poetry, Sorbonne, Paris, Mariola Odzimkowska, Mélodie Richard, Pierre Francois Garel, Martin Maugeais, Arthur Coulet, Danièle Chauvin, Jozef Kapustka, Pologne, Poland, 2011
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