Performances and other news: poetry by Rozalie Hirs 2011 Curved Space, De Toonzaal, Den Bosch (NL) Performance of Curved Space/ Gekromde ruimte, Poetry pieces (I-III), and Aan de zon de wereld by Rozalie Hirs (poetry, music) Musicians/ Improvisers Ned McGowan (flute), Tobias Klein (contrabass clarinet/bass clarinet), Joost Buis (trombone, lapsteel guitar), Stevko Busch (piano), Rozalie Hirs (voice), Arnold Dooyeweerd (double bass), Robert van Heumen (computer, controllers) With financial support of the Prins Bernhardcultuurfonds/ Alida Beekhuisfonds February 27, 2011, 20:30, Gekromde ruimte, De Toonzaal, Prins Bernhardstraat 4-6, Den Bosch, Netherlands VIIth Granada International Poetry Festival, Granada, (NI) Poetry performances by one hundred poets from fifty countries February 13-20, 2011, VIIth Granada International Poetry Festival, Granada, Nicaragua 2010 7th Rencontre Européenne de Poésie/ European Reading, Ivry-sur-Seine (FR) Poetry performance at 7th Rencontre Européenne de Poésie/ European Reading, BIPVAL Festival November 26-27, 2010, Media Library, Choisy-le-Roi & Maison de la Poésie, Paris, France November Music, Den Bosch (NL) Presentation of full-length portrait CD Pulsars with electroacoustic music and text pieces by Rozalie Hirs Attacca Records/ MCN November 2010, TBA, CD release party, November Music, Den Bosch, Netherlands Poetry reading and lecture, Athens (GR) Poetry reading and lecture with interdisciplinary works by Rozalie Hirs at N.I.A. September 16, 2010, TBA, Netherlands Institute Athens, Makristreet 11, Athens, Greece Poetry residence, Athens (GR) Writer-in-residence at N.I.A., the Netherlands Institute in Athens With financial support of the Netherlands Literary Fund August 23 - September 19, 2010, N.A.I., Makristreet 11, Athens, Greece Dichtersmarathon, Amsterdam (NL) Performances by Anneke Brassinga, Tonnus Oosterhoff, Samuel Vriezen, Hélène Gelèns, Erik Lindner, Rozalie Hirs, and others Curators Joost Baars, Thomas Möhlmann July 4, 2010, 20:00-0:00, Dichtersmarathon Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands Performance, Amsterdam (NL) Performances by Jaap Boots, Kees Wennekendonk, and Rozalie Hirs Curators Sven Ariaans, Diana Ozon May 11, 2010, 20:30, Dichtersdinsdag De Kring, Leidseplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands Performance, San Diego (USA) Performance of In LA, Poetry piece III, and To the sun by Rozalie Hirs (poetry, composition) Rozalie Hirs (voice, soundtrack) Reading series curators K Lorraine Graham, Mark Wallace May 8, 2010, 19:00, Agitprop, 2837 University Ave, San Diego, California, USA Curved Space, Kunsthuis 13, Velp (NL) Performance of Curved Space/ Gekromde ruimte, Poetry pieces (I-III), and Aan de zon de wereld by Rozalie Hirs (poetry, music) Musicians/ Improvisers Ned McGowan (flute), Tobias Klein (contrabass clarinet/bass clarinet), Joost Buis (trombone, lapsteel guitar), Stevko Busch (piano), Rozalie Hirs (voice), Rozemarie Heggen (double bass), Robert van Heumen (computer, controllers) With financial support of the Prins Bernhardcultuurfonds/ Alida Beekhuisfonds April 25, 2010, 16:00, Kunsthuis 13, Velp, Netherlands Duo performance, Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam (NL) Duo performance by poets Henk van der Waal and Rozalie Hirs April 18, 2010, 16:00-17:00, finissage of the exhibition by Henk van der Waal, Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam, Netherlands Love poems, love songs, The Hague (NL) Poetry performance Rozalie Hirs Music concert Ensemble Niwebyrth and Lilith Verhelst (soprano) February 12, 2010, 20:00 poetry performance, 20:30 music concert, Korzo 5 HOOG, The Hague, Netherlands Family tree, video installation, London (E) Video installation by Tal Rosner featuring the poem Family tree by Rozalie Hirs (from: Geluksbrenger/ Charm, Querido, Amsterdam, 2008) February 11, 2010, Opening night, Tenderpixel February 12 - March 6, 2010, Tenderpixel, Contemporary art gallery, 10 Cecil Court, London, England Teaching creative writing, Amsterdam (NL) Teaching of eight creative writing workshops by Rozalie Hirs Interdisciplinary Form studies at the Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam Curators Jeroen Kooijmans, Roé Cerpac February 5 - March 26, 2010, Fridays 13:30-16:30, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Waterlooplein 213, Amsterdam, Netherlands Gedichtendag, Huis van de poëzie, Utrecht (NL) An evening of poetry performances Poets Mischa Andriessen, Erik Bindervoet, Piet Gerbrandy, Rozalie Hirs, Tjitske Janssen, Bart Moeyaert, Marcel Möring, Hans Verhagen, Menno Wigman, and others Curated and organized by Ari Doeser, Ingmar Heytze, SLAU January 28, 2010, 20:00-0:00, Grand Hotel Karel V, Geertebolwerk 1, Utrecht, Netherlands 2009 Action Poétique, Ivry-sur-Seine (F) French literairy magazine Action Poétique (Henri Deluy, editor), No. 198, December 2009 Six poètes néerlandophones: poems by Arnoud van Adrichem, Rozalie Hirs, Saskia de Jong, Ruth Lasters, Els Moors, and Samuel Vriezen, translated into French by Kim Andringa and Henri Deluy Other poems by Liliane Giraudon, Jude Stefan, Jean-Jacques Viton, Ferhad Pirbal, Alain Cressan, Guilhem Fabre, Anne Kawala, and Claudie Lenzi Essays by Renaat Ramon, Erik Lindner 31. Akademiegespräch, Berlin (D) Kunst für Kinder!, Zwischenbilanz KUNSTWELTEN, with Klaus Hurrelmann, Ulrich Matthes, Klaus Staeck, and Rozalie Hirs Round table discussion about Kunstwelten, teaching creative workshops to children and high school students Presentation of several recent projects host Claudia Henne December 16, 2009, 19:00, Plenarsaal, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany Gorter festival, Amsterdam (NL) Two evenings devoted to the work and ideas of Dutch poet Herman Gorter Lectures Joost Baars, Ernst van den Hemel, Marc Reugenbrink, and Johan Sonnenschein (Nov. 27) Integral reading of Liedjes by Rozalie Hirs and Hugo Koolschijn (Toneelgroep Amsterdam) (Nov. 28) Music Samuel Vriezen (Nov. 28) November 27-28, 2009, 20:15, Perdu, Kloverniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam Creative writing workshop, Wolgast, Ostvorpommern (D) Teaching of a workshop by Rozalie Hirs (creative writing) and Jens Kuhle (installation art) Commisssioned by Kunstwelten, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany November 9 - 13, 2009, Produktionsschule Wolgast, Ostvorpommern, Germany Nederlandse Muziekdagen, Amsterdam (NL) Performance of Spaces of Blank (music Michel van der Aa; texts Emily Dickinson, Anne Carson, Rozalie Hirs) Performed by Sara Castle (mezzo-soprano), Radio Kamer Filharmonie and Micha Hamel (conductor) October 10, 2009, 20:15, Nederlandse Muziekdagen, Muziekgebouw aan't IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands Woordbloed & Rode reuzen, Heerlen (NL) Multimedia opening festival for the exhibitions by Pam Emmerik and Johan Tahon Interviews of George Moorman and Rozalie Hirs by Pam Emmerik Theatre monologues by Anna Noyons (Theater Festes, Delft) and Katrin Verlende (Theatergroep Victoria, Ghent) September 27, 2009, 12:00-18:00, Schunck*, Glaspaleis, Bongerd 18, Heerlen, Netherlands Poetry installation, Watou (B) Curator of the poetry section Willy Tibergien An installation of thirty poems printed on helium-filled balloons, including poems by Bart Moeyaert, Roland Jooris, Joke van Leeuwen, Leonard Nolens, Bart Meuleman, and Rozalie Hirs Watou 2009 festival, VZW Ku(n)st, Watou, Belgium July 2 - September 6, 2009 Perdu poetry party, Amsterdam (NL) Poets David Sneek, Martin van der Galiën, Hilde Meeus, K. Michel, Matthijs Ponte, Geert Simonis, Hedde Zijstra, Miek Zwamborn, Rozalie Hirs, and others June 26, 2009, 20:30, Het definitieve eindfeest, Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam, Netherlands Digital poetry evening, Rotterdam (NL) Hosts, curators Yra van Dijk, Jan Baeke An evening about digital poetry projects, including Stamboom (NL)/Family tree (E) by Harm van den Dorpel (visual art, new media application) and Rozalie Hirs (poetry, music) June 15, 2009, 20:15, Poetry International, Kleine zaal, Stadsschouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands Digital poetry laboratorium, Rotterdam (NL) Permanent installation of digital poetry projects, including Stamboom (NL)/Family tree (E) by Harm van den Dorpel (visual art, new media application) and Rozalie Hirs (poetry, music) Curators Yra van Dijk, Jan Baeke June 13-19, 2009, daytime installation, Poetry International, Kleine zaal, Stadsschouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands Hotel New Flanders, Amsterdam (NL) Host Laurens Ham Poets Miriam Van hee, Mark Insingel, Rozalie Hirs Lectures, discussion forum Dirk van Bastelaere, Erwin Jans, Patrick Peeters, Erik Lindner, Matthijs de Ridder May 1, 2009, 20:30, Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam, Netherlands Radio portrait: Rozalie Hirs, Radio Centraal, Antwerp (B) April 8, 2009, 17:00-19:00, Radio Centraal, Antwerp, Belgium Live streaming two-hour radio portrait of composer/poet Rozalie Hirs by Rudi Claessens: broadcast of Hirs' musical works Book of Mirrors Poetry pieces I-III, including the poems Hemel bleek (NL), Tuimelaar (NL), Family tree (E), and Stamboom (NL) article 0 Sacro Monte Roseherte Van het wonder is woord, including the poem Van het wonder is woord (NL) Pulsars, including the text Pulsars (E) and live reading by Rudi Claessens (voice) of Hirs' poems Levensloop, Wiskunde, [tussen], [jij], [bootje], [albumblad], Dezelfde dingen, Genesis, Orewoet, Amfibisch, Locus, Toverlantaarn (NL) Wortmusik, Goethe institut, Amsterdam (NL) Performance of Poetry pieces (I-III), Aan de zon de wereld, Curved Space/Gekromde ruimte by Rozalie Hirs (poetry, music) Musicians Ned McGowan (flute), Tobias Klein (contrabass clarinet/bass clarinet), Joost Buis (trombone, lapsteel guitar), Stevko Busch (piano), Rozalie Hirs (voice), Arnold Dooyeweerd (double bass), Robert van Heumen (computer, controllers) Series curators Stevko Busch, Dante Boon April 5, 2009, 14:00, Goethe Institut, Amsterdam, Netherlands Premiere at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (NL) Premiere of Spaces of Blank (music Michel van der Aa; texts Emily Dickinson, Anne Carson, Rozalie Hirs) Performed by Christianne Stotijn (alto/mezzo-soprano) and Concertgebouw Orchestra March 19, 2009, 20:15, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands March 20, 2009, 20:15, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands Word Lounge: a small revolution, Haarlem (NL) Poetry and music series Curator Lucas Hirsch, Een kleine revolutie Poets/ musicians Bas Belleman, Ellen Deckwitz, Bart FM Droog, Sylvia Hubers, Jascha van Rooij, and Rozalie Hirs March 4, 2009, 20:30, Het patronaat, Zijlsingel 2, Haarlem, Netherlands Gedichtenmarathon, Amsterdam (NL) Marathon of Dutch and translated poetry by 30 poets Host Joost Baars Poets Mischa Andriessen, Erik Bindervoet, Pieter Boskma, Floor Busschenhenke, Daan Doesborgh, Hélène Gelèns, Piet Gerbrandy, Amarantha Groen, Elma van Haren, Krijn Peter Hesselink, Rozalie Hirs, Sylvia Hubers, Gert de Jager, Frank Keizer, Marc Kregting, Peter van Lier, Lamia Makaddam, Nanne Nauta, Martin Reints, Jeroen van Rooij, Toon Tellegen, Han van der Vegt, Nachoem Wijnberg, and 7 others January 29, 2009, 19:45, Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008 Geluksbrenger, Amsterdam (NL) Presentation of new poetry book Geluksbrenger by Rozalie Hirs Host Joost Baars Performances Jaap Blonk, Geert Buelens, Jackson Mac Low band November 27, 2008, 20:30, Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam, Netherlands WortMusik, Amsterdam (NL) Preview of the new WortMusik season Host and curator Stevko Busch Musicians Dante Boon, Samuel Vriezen, Albert van Veenendaal, Mark Alban Lotz, Lysander le Coultre, Alan Purves, Walter Lampe, Keiko Shichijo, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Natalio Sued, Raoul van der Weide, Felicity Provan, Joost Buis, Achim Krämer November 2, 2008, 14:00, Goethe Institut, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wendingen festival, Amsterdam (NL) Premiere of article 5 for solo soprano (music, text Rozalie Hirs) Soprano Irene Maessen Commisssioned by Marja Bon and Wendingen June 14, 2008, 13:00, Wendingen Festival, Bijbels Museum, Herengracht 366, Amsterdam, Netherlands June 14, 2008, 14:00, Wendingen Festival, Bijbels Museum, Herengracht 366, Amsterdam, Netherlands June 15, 2008, 13:00, Wendingen Festival, Bijbels Museum, Herengracht 366, Amsterdam, Netherlands June 15, 2008, 14:00, Wendingen Festival, Bijbels Museum, Herengracht 366, Amsterdam, Netherlands An evening with Robert Gray, Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht (NL) Poets and writers Robert Gray (AU), Jennifer Arcuni (US), Julian Stannard (UK) Robert Glick (US) and Rozalie Hirs (NL) Presentation Megan M. Garr (US) of Words in here Organized by SLAU June 11, 2008, 20:00, AAMU, Aboriginal Art Museum, Oudegracht 176, Utrecht, Netherlands Versal launch party, Amsterdam (NL) Poets and writers Emmanuel Moses, Sandra Jensen, Wiljan van den Akker, Jennifer Arcuni, Michael Karmen, Julian Stannard, Jane Monk and Rozalie Hirs Presentation Prue Duggan, Megan M. Garr of Words in here May 8, 2008, 20:00, Sugar Factory, Lijnbaansgracht 238, Amsterdam, Netherlands Zaoem Festival, Ghent (B) Poets Maggie O'Sullivan (UK), Angela Rawlings (C), Leevi Lehto (SF), Eduard Escoffet (E) and Rozalie Hirs (NL) Organised by Krikri and Poëziecentrum, Belgium April 25-26, 2008, Zaoem Festival, Ghent, Belgium Poëziefestival Landgraaf (NL) Integral performance of Oratorium troost de hysterische robot by Lucebert Poets Anneke Brassinga, Hans Groenewegen, Rozalie Hirs, Liesbeth Lagemaat, Samuel Vriezen, B. Zwaal Musicians Anne La Berge, David Dramm Additional performances of poetry by the participating poets April 20, 2008, Poëziefestival Landgraaf, De Brandpoort, Hoogstraat 191, Netherlands Provadja, Alkmaar (NL) Integral performance of Oratorium troost de hysterische robot by Lucebert Poets Anneke Brassinga, Hans Groenewegen, Rozalie Hirs, Liesbeth Lagemaat, Samuel Vriezen, B. Zwaal Musicians Anne La Berge, David Dramm Additional performances of poetry by the participating poets February 8, 2008, 20:15, Provadja, Verdronkenoord 12, Alkmaar, Netherlands Passa Porta, Bruxelles (B) Presentation of the new book of essays 'Oneigelijk gebruik' by Geert Buelens (Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2008) Interview with Geert Buelens Performances Mauro Pawlowski and Rozalie Hirs Host Sven Speybrouck The evening is organized by Het Beschrijf at Passa Porta in collaboration with Vantilt and Yang January 30, 2008, 20:00, Passa Porta, A. Dansaertstraat 46, Bruxelles, Belgium Other news Creative writing workshop, Berlin/ Bitterfeld (D) Teaching of a Creative writing workshop by Rozalie Hirs Commisssioned by Kunstwelten, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany June 2-5, 2008, 11:00-15:00, Europagymnasium Bitterfeld, Kulturhaus Wolfen, Puschkinstraße 3, Wolfen-Bitterfeld, Germany Recommended work at IREM, Lisbon (P) The electroacoustic composition Pulsars (music, text, voice Rozalie Hirs) receives the predicate 'Recommended work' 11th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music (IREM/ UNESCO), Lisbon, Portugal, December 17-20, 2007 Pulsars was commissioned by Café Sonore, VPRO Radio, Netherlands Download the results of the 11th IREM (pdf)