Una tavola rotonda a più voci per una riflessione sul tema della “fuga", motivo conduttore sia delle residenze di Waterlines nel 2019 che della mostra “Rothko in Lampedusa" (a Palazzo Querini fino al 24 novembre). I diversi contributi intendono metterne in luce vari aspetti nel corso dei tempi e nell'intreccio fra vita e arte. … Leggi tutto EVENTO – Waterlines incontra Rothko in Lampedusa
Guadalupe Nettel: biography
Scorri per la versione italiana Guadalupe Nettel, born in Mexico City in 1973, grew up between Mexico and France. She is the author of the novels El huésped (2006), The Body Where I was Born (Seven Stories Press, 2015), and After the Winter (Coffee House Press, 2018), for which she was awarded the Herralde Novel … Leggi tutto Guadalupe Nettel: biography
The dystopic Venice of Albert Ostermaier
(Scorrere per la versione italiana) A dystopic world where Venice is the last safe place in Italy and a referendum to decide whether to blow up the Ponte della Libertà and to stop the current of refugees coming to Venice from across the country. This is the initial setting of the play directed by the … Leggi tutto The dystopic Venice of Albert Ostermaier
TRA FIORENTINO TRECENTESCO E KIKUYU: NGUGI WA THIONG’O CI RACCONTA DANTE.
Lo scorso 11 aprile ho avuto il piacere di intervistare Ngugi wa Thiong’o, celebre scrittore keniota. La discussione ha toccato tematiche di ampio respiro, ma ha avuto un occhio di riguardo per un tema a Ngugi molto caro: la lingua. La questione sulla lingua – noi italiani lo sappiamo bene – costituisce un’istanza di lunga … Leggi tutto TRA FIORENTINO TRECENTESCO E KIKUYU: NGUGI WA THIONG’O CI RACCONTA DANTE.
Intervista a Moulaye Niang, detto Muranero
In occasione del quarto appuntamento di Waterlines Project dell’anno, che ha visto ospite speciale Ngugi wa Thiong’o con la partecipazione dell’artista Senegalese residente a Venezia Moulaye Niang, abbiamo colto l’occasione per rivolgere qualche domanda a quest’ultimo. La figura di uno scultore del vetro di Murano, uno dei pochi rimasti, proveniente dal Senegal, ha certamente catturato … Leggi tutto Intervista a Moulaye Niang, detto Muranero
Ngugi wa Thiong’o: our favourite quotes
(Scorrere per la versione in italiano) We have been looking forward to meeting Ngugi wa Thiong'o at Incroci di Civiltà and during our waiting we selected some of our favourite thoughts of his. "If a novel is written in a certain language with certain characters from a particular community and the story is very good … Leggi tutto Ngugi wa Thiong’o: our favourite quotes
Ngugi wa Thiong’o for Waterlines Project
Waterlines project is hosting two interviews with the writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, where he will converse with Waterlines teamwork students and Ca' Foscari students. Don't miss it! For further information, here's the leaflet
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: a brief biography
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (baptised as James Ngugi) was born in Kenya in 1938. He is a multifaceted intellectual: we can call him a novelist, essayist, dramatist, journalist, editor and academic. He founded, for instance, the Gikuyu-language journal Mũtĩiri. Most of all, he is a political activist who fought against Kenyan dictatorship through the power of … Leggi tutto Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: a brief biography
An Interview with Josh Dolgin
(Scorrere per la traduzione in italiano) SAN SERVOLO ISLAND, VENICE. FEBRUARY 2018. What is the relationship between wealth and Hip-hop? What do you think of wealth exhibition in hip-hop songs in general? If you come from poverty, when you’ve made it, you try to show off and display wealth, or at least the trappings of … Leggi tutto An Interview with Josh Dolgin
Josh Dolgin alias ‘Socalled’: a Brief Biography
“I think everybody in the whole world don’t have confidence in themselves. I certainly don’t. But that doesn’t stop me”. This is the statement that Josh Socalled Dolgin announces himself with, in the Documentary “the Socalled Movie”, by the National Film Board of Canada. In his Official website, he declares to be both a pianist … Leggi tutto Josh Dolgin alias ‘Socalled’: a Brief Biography
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