Atlanta's Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the Dream)
presents
Tzigane: le Poème Gitan
(Tsigan: the Gypsy Poem)
By Cecilia Woloch
Celebrating the lyrical fire of the gypsy spirit — a poetic
spirit that transcends geographical boundaries and the limits of space and
time.
Called
Gypsy, Tsigan, Gitane, Cygane, Zigeuner, the Roma people have wandered the
world for a thousand years—their mysterious origins a source of fascination as
well as suspicion. They’ve been romanticized but also brutally persecuted.
Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem is an acclaimed book-length poetic sequence written by
Cecilia Woloch. It intertwines her personal journey of identity with the
larger forces in the world that have shaped the Roma people’s fate and
fortunes. Tsigan has recently been translated into French, and the French
edition was published this spring by Scribe-l'Harmattan.
Please join Atlanta's Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the
Dream)
in a celebration of both the English and French
versions of Tzigane (Tsigan)
September 28, 6:30 p.m.
at the home of Sophia Brothers Peterman
487 Burlington Road NE, Atlanta 30307
A donation of $10 is suggested for the reading, wine,
and the opportunity to meet the author.
Space is limited. Reservation is required:
RSVP to: info@tdratl.org or call (404)
875-3829.
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Atlanta Poetry Workshops
with Cecilia Woloch
Poet/traveler/teacher
Cecilia Woloch is coming to Atlanta and will offer two all-day intensive
workshops for poets. Both workshops will offer generative exercises and
feedback on new writing in a lively and convivial atmosphere, as well as craft
tips and suggestions for revising and shaping poems.
Workshop #1: Sunday, Sept. 28
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The
library at Brookwood Place
1735
Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta
Hosted
by Karen Paul Holmes (404-316-8466)
Abundance, Extravagance, Specific Mysteries
This
workshop will focus on bringing lush and sensual detail into our writing to
make the writing both more mysterious and more precise, more resonant and more
deeply alive. We’ll take inspiration from such diverse poets as Federico Garcia
Lorca, Joy Harjo, Adrienne Rich, Leonard Cohen and Yona Harvey.
We’ll
break for lunch around 1 p.m.; you can brown-bag it and have lunch by the pool,
or take a short walk to Chipotle for eat-in or carry-out.
In
the evening, a bilingual reading in celebration of the publication of the
French translation of Cecilia’s Tsigan; The Gypsy Poem will be held in a
private home in Decatur. Workshop participants are welcome to attend. Please
email Cecilia for further details and reservations. (CeciWo@AOL.com)
Workshop #2: Monday, Sept. 29
1 – 6 p.m.
2000
Granite Springs Lane
Norcross
Hosted
by Eve Hoffman (770- 448-8407)
The Music of What Happens: Blurring the Border Between 'Narrative' and
'Lyric'
This
workshop will meet in the beautiful riverside home of Eve Hoffman in Norcross,
a half hour’s drive north of central Atlanta. Generative exercises will focus
on infusing our poems with rich sound and rhythm, weaving the narrative impulse
with the impulse to sing. Cecilia will offer a 10-minute lecture on the
evolution of accentual-syllabic meter.
We’ll
take a brief break mid-afternoon for coffee or tea. Feel free to bring snacks
to share.
After
the workshop, starting at 6:30 p.m., Eve will open her home to the wider
Atlanta poetry community for an evening potluck. This will be an opportunity
for everyone to share what s/he is doing, to discuss what’s happening on the
Atlanta poetry scene and what we’d like to see happen, and to connect and
celebrate. If you have books or chapbooks to sell or exchange, be sure to bring
copies along, as well as libations and/or food to share.
The
cost of each workshop is $75, or $130 for those who sign up for both. Payment
must be made in advance to hold your space. (You can pay by check or by credit
card via PayPal.) Each workshop will be limited to a maximum of ten poets and
spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
To
reserve a space in a workshop, please contact Karen Holmes: kpaulholmes@gmail.com
To
RSVP for the Tsigan reading on the evening of Sept. 28, please contact
Cecilia:
To
RSVP for the poetry potluck on Sept. 29, please contact Eve Hoffman: evehoffman@bellsouth.net
BIO
Cecilia
Woloch is the author of six collections of poems, most recently Carpathia
(BOA Editions 2009), which was a finalist for the Milton Kessler Award, and Tzigane,
le poème Gitan (Scribe-l’Harmattan 2014), the French translation of her
second book, Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem. Tsigan has also been adapted
for multi-media performances in the U.S. and Europe, and is currently being
translated into Polish. Her novella, Sur la Route, a finalist for the
Colony Collapse Prize, is forthcoming from Quale Press in 2015. She has
recently completed a new collection of poems and a collection of essays.
Cecilia’s
honors include The Indiana Review Prize for Poetry, The New Ohio Review Prize
for Poetry, the Scott Russell Sanders Prize for Creative Nonfiction, and
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts
Council, CEC/ArtsLink International, Chateau de la Napoule Foundation, the
Center for International Theatre Development and many others. Her work has been
translated and published in French, German, Polish and Ukrainian. She
collaborates regularly with musicians, dancers, visual artists, theatre artists
and filmmakers.
Watch a YouTube video about Cecilia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXYzHP6tkGc
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