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Stephen Whittington: Erik Satie and Dada
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2016
- Location: Elder Hall, the University of Adelaide
A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Erik Satie
Stephen Whittington (piano), Konstantin Shamray (piano), Robert Macfarlane (tenor), Iran Sanadzadeh (electronics), Derek Pascoe (saxophone)
Music by Erik Satie, Stephen Whittington, Philip Corner
Erik Satie (b. May 17 1866), composer of the much-loved Gymnopedies, was one of music’s eccentric figures. This concert explores his relationship with Dada, the ‘anti-art’ movement founded during the darkest days of World War I, which has had an enduring influence on the arts.
Reading Group session three: Memory, reverie and creativity
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2016, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: The Elder Conservatorium Meeting Room, 213 Schulz Building
This session we will continue to look at descriptions of the creative process by artists (Mozart and an essay by Nabokov called "The Art of Literature and Commonsense"), as well a short story by Jorge Luis Borges and the introduction to Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Reverie.
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Eileen Myles in discussion with Ros Prosser
- Date: Sat, 28 May 2016, 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas St, Adelaide
Referred to by the Boston Globe as a rock star of poetry, Eileen Myles is one of the most powerful counter-cultural voices of her generation and has been shaking up the establishment with her personal and vernacular style of poetry, essays, plays and prose for over three decades. Join us at the Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas St, Adelaide, as Myles reads from her work and discusses its ongoing relevance. This is one event not to be missed.
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