Here is a superb tribute to the Greek poet, Constantinos Cavafy. I totally enjoyed this performance of poetry, theatre, literary talk, history lecture. Watch especially the piece of physical theatre at the end. I thought Turkish author Orhan Pamuk one of the best, alongside the rather hurried, but considered, Mark Doty. The reconstructed Library of Alexandria was incredible too. With André Aciman, Michael Cunningham, Mark Doty, Olympia Dukakis, Craig Dykers (of Snøhetta), Edmund Keeley, Daniel Mendelsohn, Orhan Pamuk, Dimitris Papaioannou, Kathleen Turner. In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Cavafy’s birth, we are presented with a stellar line-up of writers, actors, performers, translators and artists to celebrate one of the most original and influential Greek poets, his work, and his legacy. Described by English novelist, E. M. Forster, as “standing at a slight angle to the universe,” Cavafy has been widely admired for his contemporary use of language, charged with irony, homoeroticism, longing, and deep reflections on history and philosophy.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:28:44 +0000
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