Christopher Bollen is a writer and editor who lives in New York. He’s the author of four novels, Lightning People (2011), Orient (2015), The Destroyers (2017), and most recently A Beautiful Crime (2020), primarily set in Venice. Bollen’s journalism has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine and … Leggi tutto Christopher Bollen: biography/biografia
Intervista a Marco Castelli/Interview with Marco Castelli
This year, the topics guiding the Waterlines project are exile and identity. We did a curious exercise with Cristina Viragh in one of the meetings with her: we needed to illustrate our identity through the elements of nature or our environment, to show ourselves through our own reflection upon the world around us. In your … Leggi tutto Intervista a Marco Castelli/Interview with Marco Castelli
Christina Viragh: biography
Autrice e traduttrice, è nata nel 1953 a Budapest ed emigrata con i genitori in Svizzera nel 1960. Cresciuta a Lucerna, ha studiato Filosofia e Letteratura tedesca e francese all’Università di Losanna. Tra i suoi romanzi ricordiamo Unstete Leute (1992), Rufe von jenseits des Hügels (1994), Mutters Buch (1997), Pilatus (2003), Im April (2006), Eine … Leggi tutto Christina Viragh: biography
Interview with Frank Westerman
(Segue traduzione in italiano) During the last edition of the Waterlines Project, students from the International College had the opportunity to meet Frank Westerman, an example of an innovative style of writing and storytelling. Born in 1964 in Emmen, he grew up in Assen and studied Tropical Agriculture at Wageningen University (the Netherlands), he works … Leggi tutto Interview with Frank Westerman
Frank Westerman: biography
Nel corso dell’ultima edizione del progetto Waterlines, gli studenti del Collegio Internazionale hanno avuto l’opportunità di incontrare un autore che rappresenta un esempio di scrittura innovativa e storytelling creativo. Nell’arco di tre lezioni, lo scrittore e giornalista Frank Westerman è riuscito a raccontare la sua esperienza nella stesura di racconti e reportage, utilizzando come esempi … Leggi tutto Frank Westerman: biography
Waterlines Stories 1
Presentazione dei prodotti realizzati dagli artisti che hanno partecipato alle residenze 2015/2016 Intervengono: Matteo Allemanno, Nataša Dragnić, Giorgia Fiorio, Damir Imamović, Hanif Kureishi, Serena Nono e Lucio Schiavon Sarà inoltre presente Damir Imamović, artista in residenza per il mese di ottobre 2016 insieme a Michela Lorenzano Modera Shaul Bassi Venezia, martedì 4 ottobre 2016, ore … Leggi tutto Waterlines Stories 1
Albert Ostermaier: A pound of flesh – Venice – the invisible
Scorri per la versione italiana This is a theatre project searching for the invisible and aiming at making the tracks and stories of refugees in Venetian history tangible. Venice is the city of change, of transformation and metamorphosis. It is the city of dreams and the dreamed-of city, one where all times are present at … Leggi tutto Albert Ostermaier: A pound of flesh – Venice – the invisible
Albert Ostermaier: biography
Scorri per la versione italiana Albert Ostermaier was born in Munich in the year 1967 where he lives also today as a free author. In 1995 was the debut performance of the play Zwischen zwei Feuern. Tollertopographie at the Marstall Theatre Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel in Munich. Since this time, Albert Ostermaier is known as one of the main dramatists. In 2018 … Leggi tutto Albert Ostermaier: biography
Deepak Unnikrishnan on being a “cultural mercenary”
We interviewed Deepak Unnikrishan on his book, "Temporary People". The interview has been reworked in three parts, centred around themes: space, writing, and cultural mercenariness. Temporariness is a state, but for me it's also reflexive. In other words, by default I have to believe that I will not remain in a place for long. And … Leggi tutto Deepak Unnikrishnan on being a “cultural mercenary”
Deepak Unnikrishan on writing
We interviewed Deepak Unnikrishan on his book, "Temporary People". The interview has been reworked in three parts, centred around themes: space, writing, and cultural mercenariness. I identify as a short story writer. Primarily. But when I started writing the work, I realized, a couple of years in, that it was not a short story collection. … Leggi tutto Deepak Unnikrishan on writing
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