From Shakespeare to Sundiata setting the word into vibration
Exploration of tensions between those debatable notions of “academic poetry” and “slam” in order to put writing and performance to the test.
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Mike Ladd poet, performer, personality within the alternative American scene. An artist marked by war, the struggle between good and evil, he recorded The Infesticons, The Majesticons, creating along with the Harlem Stage and the Royaumont Foundation the Sleep songs project in 2011, bringing about an encounter between the nightmares of American veterans of the Iraq war and a poet heir to the grand traditions of classical Iraqi poetry… He works together with Vijay Iyer, Arto Lindsay, Marc Ribot, Seb el Zin…
Places available for
› 10 actors, slammers, poets, singers
Presentation
Since Homer, great western texts had been recited.
In the 20th Century less emphasis was placed on delivery. Yet by the end of that century, American poetry was challenged by non western modes of writing and performance.
Has western poetry come full circle? What can performance poets learn from resistance to oral presentation? What has the west learned from
the Oral traditions of the African diaspora, The Middle East and Asia?
Searching for the “perfect marriage” between page and performance, in music and text, where is the ideal meeting point between those realms?
In an effort to better our writing and performance, we will explore the space on the page and the silence in performance.
Using the tension between the problematic terms “slam” poetry and “academic” poetry to our advantage, we will celebrate the meeting point between Shakespeare and The Epic of Sundiata (13th Century Mali).
Mike Ladd
Method
Group workshop and small groups
Calendar
Audition
selection by portfolio to be sent by Thursday 31 May 2012
Session
from Monday 20 through Sunday 26 August 2012
for 7 days of instruction
Public presentation
Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Sunday 26 August 2012 at 5 pm
with the participation of the trainees from Fabrizio Cassol’s workshop: The creation of crosscultural musical patterns
Fee Information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (including membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont and access to the François Lang Music Library), tuition, and boarding expenses.
The Royaumont Foundation takes over expenses for accomodations (room, board and breaks) during the entire duration of the training.
An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.
Financial aid for tuition
› for casual workers in the entertainment field (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by Congés Spectacles certificates and payslips.
› for salaried employees (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local funds or Pôle emploi.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) – contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, only the enrolment fee remains at your expense, that is in the amount of 174 €.
Scholarships
The Association des Amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to singers born after the 1st January 1984 and instrumentalists born after 1st January 1987 who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made during Board meetings of the Association on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for financial aid from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.
For participants who cannot qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 244 € remains at your expense.
Informations
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Contact :
Mélanie Guichard
Fondation Royaumont
F-95270 Asnières-sur-Oise
tel + 33 1 30 35 59 84