{"id":58949,"date":"2022-03-24T18:32:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/events\/new-york-live-bernard-marie-koltes-seven-plays\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T07:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:40:06","slug":"new-york-live-bernard-marie-koltes-seven-plays","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/new-york-live-bernard-marie-koltes-seven-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"Readings | Bernard-Marie Kolt\u00e8s: Seven Plays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The anthology is the first collection of the seven major plays by seminal French playwright Bernard-Marie Kolt\u00e8s (1948-1989) in American English. Translated in over thirty languages, Kolt\u00e8s is considered to be the most important French playwright of the end of the twentieth century, and heir to the legacy of Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Samuel Beckett, Sarah Kane and Heiner M\u00fcller. His style is marked by a profusion of poetic language\u2013reshaping traditional theatrical language in both content and form, while exploring new and unknown territories. A fervent traveler, his work was deeply inspired by his exposure to new languages and cultures, particularly from such places as Lagos (Nigeria), S\u00e3o Paulo (Brazil), Tikal (Guatemala), Managua (Nicaragua), New York (United States), and Lisbon (Portugal). His attention was constantly directed toward the figure of the underdog and marginalized communities. But it is in New York that Kolt\u00e8s is said to have found his \u201cplace in this world,\u201d and particularly in the gay liberation movement in the late 70s and early 80s. He died at the age of 41 due to complications from the AIDS virus.<\/p>\n<p>\nDespite his significant relationship with the United States, until now no definite anthology of American translations of Kolt\u00e8s existed. This unique volume provides a fresh set of translations that rigorously bring into focus Kolt\u00e8s\u2019 poetic and musical language. \u201cKolt\u00e8s now sounds like Dante speaking in the voice of Sam Shepard,\u201d wrote<em>\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This event will be in English and hosted at Albertine Bookstore. It is free with RSVP.\u00a0\u00a0You can also watch this event on livestream at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/www.HowlRound.com__;!!GekbXoL5ynDpFgM!D3kJLq696dFer6oEmxQ0gAFAm5ChRRbYiZaSlUGdGBgFi4IfrYBBqR1-0lCKXsERHJ2XLw$\">https:\/\/howlround.com\/happenings\/livestreaming-conversation-bernard-marie-koltes-seven-plays-france-book-celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Translators for Kolt\u00e8s anthology are: <em>The Night Just Before the Forests<\/em> (Amin Erfani); <em>Battle of Black and Dogs<\/em> (Micha\u00ebl Attias); <em>West Pier<\/em> (Marion Schoevaert &amp; Theresa M. Weber); <em>In the Solitude of Cotton Fields<\/em> (Amin Erfani); <em>Tabataba<\/em> (Amin Erfani); <em>Back to the Desert<\/em> (Andy Bragen); <em>Roberto Zucco<\/em> (Anna G.R. Miller)<\/p>\n<p>Short readings of excerpts directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/aminerfani.com\/\">Amin Erfani<\/a> and Frank Hentschker with New York actors Ben Becher, Josefina Scaro, Michael Wiener, Crystal Marie Stewart, and Carl Hancock Rux, will be followed by a conversation with Editor Amin Erfani, a Q &amp; A, and a reception.<\/p>\n<p>The evening is co-presented by Villa Albertine in partnership with The Segal Center, GC CUNY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":58947,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[234,213,227],"app_city_tax":[217],"app_event_type":[243],"class_list":["post-58949","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-all-disciplines","app_discipline-literature","app_discipline-performing-arts","app_city_tax-nyc","app_event_type-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Readings | Bernard-Marie Kolt\u00e8s: Seven Plays - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/new-york-live-bernard-marie-koltes-seven-plays\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Readings | Bernard-Marie Kolt\u00e8s: Seven Plays - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The anthology is the first collection of the seven major plays by seminal French playwright Bernard-Marie Kolt\u00e8s (1948-1989) in American English. 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