Across borders – Electropoetry and Spoken Word from Georgia
presented by Dirk Hülstrunk
Live music: Gogo Dzodzuashvili, Toresa Mossy,
authors: Rati Amaglobeli, Shalva Bakuradze, Erekle Deisadze, Zurab Rtveliashvili
Spoken Word meets electronic beats. Archaic rhymes meet club culture. Sound poetry meets performance and social protest. Rebellious up-to-date poetry that moves body and brain. The young Georgian poetry uses traditional meters and intonations as well as electronic beats and social messages.
Rati Amaglobeli is the shooting star of the Georgian poetry scene. Zurab Rtveliashvili is the most intense and provocative poet performer in Georgia. Shalva Bakuradze is obsessed with the sound and intonation of poetry, Erekle Deisadze is famous as musician as well as Spoken Word/Rap poet. Gogi Dzodzuashvili is a pioneer of the Georgian electronic music scene. The show will finish with an audiovisual live concert by author/musician Toresa Mossy.
