dastrugistenda: Bar none: 48h poetry reading behind bars
What do orange overalls, 3 poets, a cage and respect for human rights have in common?
Bar none is a project by the international poetry collective dastrugistenda. During 48h the collective will read and perform poetry caged in Beursschouwburg in Brussels wearing orange overalls. Their unique way of collaborating, performing arrangements of each others poems can be seen as a fresh andnew form of collaborative poetry.
1. dastrugistenda: The international poetic collective "dastrugistenda" was formed spontaneously in the Macedonian city of Struga in August of 2005. In this city every year a world famous poetry festival (the Struga Poetry Evenings) is organised. Peter Waugh (GBR), Philip Meersman (BEL) and Sergey Biryukov (RUS) had a poetic encounter. All three are working in different fields and with experimental forms of poetry - sound,visual, video, etc. Their efforts and styles were rapidly combined and were shown in Struga and other cities of Macedonia during several groundbreaking performances. In the process of working together the name of the group was born, in which markedly the place of their first encounter (Struga) is given a prominent place together with the cut-up name of that direction in art which is very dear to all three of them: Dadaism. Lieven Vercauteren (BEL) applied later by writing anapplication poem, he was promptly accepted.
2. bar none: Freedom of speech is an essential right for all people.
Artists all over the world are being barred from public life, are being prosecuted, jailed, killed… because of what they write or say.
No-one should be prosecuted, jailed, killed because of his/her opinion or words. No-one should be jailed without trail. Respect for international law and human rights are essential for the globalising society.
This project is an idea that resulted from discussions between Sergej Birjukov and Philip Meersman.
The House of Records (part of BRXLBRAVO 2007), March, 2 nd, 3rd and 4that Beursschouwburg, Ortsstraat 20-28, 1000 Brussels. Dastrugistenda starts Friday at 8pm, the end of the record attempt is foreseen at 8pm on Sunday.
