BOISE_TIC*_ACTION

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Sunday, April 10, 7PM  @  MING Studios Boise, ID 
Nicole Peyrafitte Pierre Joris
with Chris Norred in:
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A TIC* multi-layered performance mixing, texts, visuals & live actions. 
*could be: 
Trans Idiomatic Consultation
, Total International Collage, Tentative Intermediary Construct
, Testing Inadequate Certainties….

 

En Route to Idaho — Day 1 : Brooklyn – Maumee

En Route to Idaho — Day 1 : Brooklyn – Maumee

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Nice first day on the road to Idaho. Smooth ride with with very little traffic . We left Bayridge, Brooklyn  at 7:56 & got to Maumee, Ohio 5:58PM. We drove 566 miles (910 kms) out of 2475 miles (3983 kms) to get to Boise Idaho. We crossed New-Jersey, Pennsylvania & two third of Ohio.
We made our coffees, teas, lunch (Braised d’Artagnan Berkshire Pork; Lentil Salad; Greens, Goat Yogurt w/ Cinammon/Stevia & Roasted Seeds) & dinner (Red Miso Soup with Oats,Rye & Farro; Pumpernickel Buttered Bread; Hard Boiled Egg, Carrot & Celery, Cheddar w/ Apples & Cashew Nuts.
We listened to France Culture, NPR, John Coltrane, Matthew Ship, Michael Bisio & Cheikha Rimitti.
Below is the photo reportage, stay tuned!

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BASIL KING : MIRAGE at the Walker Art Center

BASIL KING : MIRAGE at the Walker Art Center

Very excited to screen our film Basil King:Mirage — film co-directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte & Nicole Peyrafitte— at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
Thursday  April 9
Screenings are from 5-9 PM
every half hour in the Lecture Room
This is a free event & museum entrance also free that evening!
We are very happy to  announce that Basil King himself will be signing books at 5:30PM in the Bazinet Lobby. This event is part of the Rain Taxi 20th Anniversary Bash at Walker Art Center & we would like to wish a Happy Anniversary to Rain Taxi & heart felt thanks to Eric Lorberer & his team for including us in the celebration.
Facebook page event here

Still at the Walker Art Center at  8:00 PM
The Rain Taxi “Greatest Hits” Poetry Reading in the Walker Cinema. A book signing will follow.   Readers include:
Anne Carson, Peter Gizzi, Eleni Sikelianos, Cole Swensen, Dara Wier, Forrest Gander, and Pierre Joris & Nicole Peyrafitte

Tickets for reading: $10 ($8 Walker members) & Rain Taxi grand party.

see info at : Rain Taxi 20th Anniversary Bash at Walker Art Center —book signing in lobby & party to follow
Also happening at AWP:
Thursday  April 9  12:00 – 13:30PM
Pierre Joris on panel: Translating Prosody
Minneapolis Convention Center – Room 211 C&D
Friday, April 10, 2015   9-10:15AM
Pierre Joris  moderates panel: Celan and Language: Cross-Cultural Greatness
Room M100 H&I, Mezzanine Level

Friday, April 10 7-9PM

C.S. Giscombe and Basil King Read
On Friday, April 10, 5:00 p.m.
James and Mary Booksellars
250 Third Avenue North. Minneapolis
Hosted by Lunar Chandelier Press and Unarmed Journal

Followed by:
7:00 pm.
still at the James and Mary Booksellars

An evening of poetry featuring:
Lee Ann Brown, Pierre Joris, Vincent Katz, Burt Kimmelman, Martha King, Kimberly Lyons, Nicole Peyrafitte, Michael Ruby, Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Savage, Sam Truitt and George Quasha
Hosted by Lunar Chandelier Press and Unarmed Journal.

Be in touch!

 

 

 

Poetry Project Performance Documentation 02/25/2015

Poetry Project Performance Documentation 02/25/2015

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This is the documentation of my portion of the soirée at The Poetry Project (NYC-February 25, 2015 ) with Michael Bisio on bass. Thank you Sally Rhodes for the iPhone photos & video capture. The painting was made live without hands, see pictures & videos.

The material presented included:
-Parts of a on-going series started in 2011 called RRM: Remember-Reflect-Mark.
-Sections of a forthcoming book US SCO/APES bilingual edition by French publisher éditions Plaine Page.
-Sections from the Red Carnet -in progress- 
& overall this is the continuation of the work presented in Bi-Valve: the Vulvic Space / Vulvic Knowledge– published by Lori Anderson-Moseman at Stockport Flats this documents 17 texts/ 17 visuals/ 1 recipe & a recording of the material with Michael Bisio .  Thank you Poetry Project!



Lake Palourde from US SCO/APES

Hemna de Oô from Bi-Valve: Vulvic Space Vulvic Knowledge


Live Painting

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Cabaret Hérétique Sunday Nov 16 6PM

Cabaret Hérétique Sunday Nov 16 6PM

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In the tradition of Cabaret Voltaire, Nicole Peyrafitte’s presents :
CABARET HERETIQUE
Sunday November 16 2014 6PM
BOWERY POETRY CLUB

a voco-musico-poetico-comestible performance focused on
100 years of chansons poetry & food!

This is the premiere of a seventy-five minute show where Edith Piaf can rendez-vous with Henri Michaux & Fréhel with Tristan Tzara. Musical director & pianist Adrian Cohen weaves his distinctive touch on piano & synthesizer throughout Nicole’s hairetikós selections. Vintage videos, original works, special guests & complementary delicious sampling of food are on the menu.  

Nicole Peyrafitte: Born in the French Pyrenees. Her texts, voice-work, paintings, videos, & cooking are showcased in a range of multi-lingual & multi-faceted performances, recordings & publications. Her work is informed & characterized by an artistic quest between two continents & four languages. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, poet Pierre Joris. More info: https://www.nicolepeyrafitte.com/

Adrian Cohen, born in Niagara Falls NY, graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston. He opened for artists such as Terence Blanchard, Larry Coryell & K.D.Lang & recently performed with the Charles Neville Quartet at Blue Note in New York. He lives in Brooklyn, NY where he runs a thriving teaching studio. http://www.carrollgardenspiano.com/

With guest readers: Bob Holman, Sophie Malleret, Nada Gordon, Douglas Rothschild, Pierre Joris, Noel Urayoan

Complimentary appetizers by:
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Tickets in Advance $10 here
$15 at the door
Facebook event