Jane Austen

Colony 14 has arrived

Maura will be showing:
Gweithio gyda | working with Jane Austen
written & spoken word

at: Bookends,
High Street Shopping Arcade Aberteifi/Cardigan SA43 IHJ
From 16th August - 1st September
Bookends is open 9.00 - 5.30 Monday - Saturday.

On the private view night [August 16th from 17,00 at all venues] Bookends will be open through until 19.30 there'll be some Jacob Whittaker master brewer wine available.

EVENTS:
Maura proposes reading events - participatory
Saturday 23rd August for elevenses
A LINK to a little snippet of elevenses with Jane
Saturday 30th August at 15.00.
Bookends can sell you a cup of tea or coffee! and if it's not raining we can sit outside...the themes will be philosophy and Jane Austen, Maura will provide books and set up reading rules and see what chance outcomes occur.

coming up in Spring 2014: two listy things

Salon de Textes, Penzance April 11th
Pride & Prejudice Movement & Letters by Way of Verbs - a reading - see THIS POST


The Language of Lists, Text Festival,  Bury May 2nd - July 9th
Flighty Whispers, a video


“At a recent work shop on sound symbolism in Atlanta, Georgia, he reported that "wh" words associated with words that describe the production of noises such as "whisper", "whine" or "whirr", and those beginning with "fl" that tend to signal movement in the air, such as "fly" or "flail", also enjoyed this fast track in the brain's processing. Bergen concludes that these may all be forms of sound symbolism.”

Robson, D. (2011, July 16). Kiki or bouba? In search of language's missing link . New Scientist , 30-33



Flighty Whispers to Feathers from Flo Fflach on Vimeo.




A link to some images from the exhibition - a report from the exhibition - including spoken word

PW12 at the Arnolfini

"Dw i'n Crwydro byd...." has had a new outing. A text created as a response to its showing in Falmouth has been added.

It was shown in the Lightroom at the Arnolfini for the Performance Writing weekend. The placing next to  Emilie O'Brian's "I'm doing this now" was thoughtful, connections of textile, body, making.

Follow this link for more information on "Dw i'n crwydro..."
A link to its showing at Contexture in Falmouth

a duel, duet, dual performance.
A reading and echoing of an erasure version of Pride & Prejudice [a link to a link for more information on the text] based on movement and space. One reads the other repeats until they can't continue, roles are swapped. Sometimes you hear the cry of mercy - that means stop and swap. A lot of laughter.
Performed with sonic artist Lou Laurens

There are photographs but due to reactions to my actions and words the copyright to show them publically has been withdrawn. 

the full unedited half hour recoding - note it was performed at the bottom of basically a very metallic stairwell!