Brilliant Minds

Poetry Festival

If you're in the neighborhood of West Caldwell, NJ, on Sunday, May 17th, come to the Poetry Festival at the West Caldwell Public Library. It's one of the best festivals of its kind.

Peter reading at Cornelia Street Cafe on 2/16

Peter will be reading his poetry for the New York Quarterly's Reading Series at the Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia Street, NYC 10014) on Monday, February 16th at 6pm. To find us there click the Map & Directions (will open up new window).

Auction to benefit Archipelago Books

Come join us Thursday, Dec. 4th, for an Auction to benefit Archipelago Books at The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (between 78th and 79th). Event begins at 6:30 with silent and live auctions. The evening will include bidding on a variety of items from gift certificates, to limited and signed editions, as well as original artwork.

Peter's Workshop at HB

This Monday afternoon, October 27th, I'll be doing a workshop at HB Studio on Imagery and Action.  Course description is below.

More information is here at the HB Studio  site. HB is located at 120 Bank Street: (directions). 212-675-2370.

Peter Arcese
Imaging Workshop
Monday, October 27
2:30pm - 6:00pm
Class Fee $45

Theatre is an art form of visuals and actions. Audiences at the original Greek tragedies and comedies sat in a theatron, "a seeing place," to watch a drama, literally a "doing." Learn the language of images. Learn how the words of a playtext carry the visuals in images which support the action of the play. Explore the nature of this imagery through exercises designed to engage the sensory imagination. Enrich images through visualization exercises derived from both ancient wisdom traditions and the contemporary arts. Create a performance space filled with focused images areas, giving meaning to gesture, movement, and blocking. Work with the imagery in both classic and contemporary plays through monologues and scenes. Connect image, music, and text to create the strongest, most vivid actions. Special attention given to Greek Tragedy, Shakespeare, O'Neill, Williams, Beckett, and Shepard.

Poetry Workshop on June 14th

Bringing Poetry to Life!
A Full-Day Workshop for Writers, Performers, and Readers

presented by Athanata Arts, Ltd.
With Peter Arcese & Ray Hammond

Date: June 14, 2008
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Weist-Barron Studios, 35 West 45th, 6th Flr (b/t 5th & 6th Aves)
Tuition: $125, $75 for NYU, HB students, & NYQ subscribers

Register online or at the door.  Since this workshop is limited to 15 participants only, we strongly encourage you to pre-register.

Pre-Register Here

Misanthrope onstage

The New York Theatre Workshop is currently presenting a production of Moliere's Misanthrope.

Brooklyn Book Festival

Come to the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday, September 16th. Ray Hammond & I will be there representing the New York Quarterly and Athanata Arts, Ltd. at table number 94.

Reading on Monday 3/19

Peter Arcese will be reading from his translations of Aeschylus and Sappho, as well as original poems at the Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC, 29 Cornelia Street, NYC 10014 (212-989-9319) this coming Monday, March 19th, at 6pm. 

Come join us!

More info at:
http://www.nyquarterly.com/index.html

http://www.poets.org/viewevent.php/prmEventID/5137

Directions by Subway

A, C, E, B, D, F & V TRAINS

• Get on the south end of the train.
• Take the train to the West 4^th Street stop.
• Exit at West 3^rd Street.
• Walk one block north to 4^th Street.
• Make an acute left onto Cornelia Street.

1 & 9 TRAINS

• Take the train to the Sheridan Square stop.
• Walk 2^1/2 blocks east on West 4^th Street.
• Make a right onto Cornelia Street.