Messagio Galore with jwcurry

Photo courtesy of Ben WalkerMESSAGIO GALORE is a celebratory investigation into what constitutes sound poetry, surveying its com- & ex-position through the writing & reading (& listening & rewriting & reading) of a wide chronology of Canadian & international works. "take VI" will be read through the combined lingual acrobatics of jwcurry, John Lavery, Roland Prevost, Carmel Purkis, Sandra Ridley & Grant Wilkins, taking as its outer formal structure a 4-voice arrangement by curry of John Cage's Lecture On Nothing & incorporating material by the likes of Hugo Ball, Four Horsemen, Claude Gauvreau, d.a.levy, Sam Loyd, Mike Patton & Frank Zappa.

See this Messagio Galore gallery for images from previous performances.

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General seating

Program for MESSAGIO GALORE take VI provided at the door with admission.

Raffle tickets available at the door.

There will be a book table.

Soft drinks, juice and finger food to be served before the performance.

FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE: cash bar reception and raffle draw

To celebrate the launch of The A B Series web site, there will be a raffle held immediately following the performance! A selection from the following will be raffled: combination book/gift certificate prize from Nicholas Hoare, book prizes from publishers Mercury, Chaudiere, Coach House, University of Ottawa Press and ECW, a gift certificate from The Great Canadian Theatre Company, double passes to The Bytowne Cinema, a chapbook prize pack from above/ground press, The Dig Your Roots CD collection from National Campus Radio Association, a double pass to any production in The National Arts Centre's Fourth Stage 2009 season, restaurant gift certificates from Irene's, The Manx, Arum, Mayflower Restaurant.

The A B Series thanks The City of Ottawa, our volunteers and raffle sponsors for their support.