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Glitter & Fall - A Gala Poetry Recital

Glitter & Fall - A Gala Poetry Recital

An exquis­ite pro­gram of new music fea­tur­ing Di Brandt’s poems and trans­la­tions, by Cana­di­an com­posers David Lidov, Ken­neth Nichols, and Jana Skarecky.

Per­for­mances by Win­nipeg’s own Tra­cy Dahl, Lizzy Hoyt, Rose­mary Van­der­hooft, Diana McIn­tosh, Richard Turn­er, Mic­ah Heil­brunn, Lau­ra Loewen and Mel Braun­with the Uni­ver­si­ty of Man­i­to­ba’s Desau­tels Chorale.


In cel­e­bra­tion of the com­ple­tion of her two-year term as Poet Lau­re­ate, Di Brandt has cre­at­ed an event cel­e­brat­ing the col­lab­o­ra­tive aspect of poet­ic prac­tice. the evening will fea­ture sev­er­al of Di’s works, pre­sent­ed through music and voice. Some of Winnipeg’s finest artists are includ­ed on the bill, and the Win­nipeg Arts Coun­cil is pleased to part­ner with the Uni­ver­si­ty of Win­nipeg to offer this incred­i­ble event absolute­ly free!

As Win­nipeg’s Poet Lau­re­ate, I have under­stood the posi­tion to involve the cre­ation of poet­ry that speaks for, to and about our city as the shared liv­ing space of hun­dreds of thou­sands of peo­ple. The cre­ative chal­lenge of the appoint­ment has helped me to grow in my poet­ic prac­tice, and to deep­en my imag­i­na­tive vision. I’m pleased that my final project is to share some of my work with such tremen­dous col­lab­o­ra­tors.

- Di Brandt

Please join us in this cel­e­bra­tion of Winnipeg’s first Poet Lau­re­ate. It takes place at Eck­hardt-Gra­mat­té Hall on Mon­day Novem­ber 25, with the cur­tain ris­ing at 7:00 pm. Tick­ets are not required.

For more infor­ma­tion on the event, the artists and the reper­toire or to find out more about Di Brandt and the Win­nipeg Poet Lau­re­ate pro­gram, please vis­it www​.win​nipegarts​.ca.

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