In the tradition of Cabaret Voltaire, Nicole Peyrafitte’s presents: a voco-musico-poetico-comestible performance focused on 100 years of chansons & poetry & food!

This is the premiere of a seventy-five minute show where Edith Piaf can rendez-vous with Henri Michaux & Fréhel with Tristan Tzara. Musical director & pianist Adrian Cohen weaves his distinctive touch on piano & synthesizer throughout Nicole’s hairetikós selections. Vintage videos, original works, special guests & complementary delicious sampling of food by d'Artagnan are on the menu. 

Guest readers duos: Bob Holman & Sophie Malleret, Pierre Joris &Urayoán Noel, Nada Gordon & Tony Dohr a.k.a Douglas Rothschild.

Tickets: $10 in advance
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/885231
$15 at the door 

Nicole Peyrafitte: Born in the French Pyrenees. Her texts, voice-work, paintings, videos, & cooking are showcased in a range of multi-lingual & multi-faceted performances, recordings & publications. Her work is informed & characterized by an artistic quest between two continents & four languages. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, poet Pierre Joris. 

More info: http://www.nicolepeyrafitte.com/

Adrian Cohen, born in Niagara Falls NY, graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston. He opened for artists such as Terence Blanchard, Larry Coryell & K.D.Lang & recently performed with the Charles Neville Quartet at Blue Note in New York. He lives in Brooklyn, NY where he runs a thriving teaching studio. 

http://www.carrollgardenspiano.com/

The 11^th century trobadors and trobairitz of Occitania, a region encompassing parts of southern France, Italy's Occitan Valleys, Monaco, and Catalonia's Val d'Aran, have long inspired American poets most notably Ezra Pound, with their lyrical, secular, and often subversive verse-commentary on the culture, politics, and love affairs of their time. Mythologized as wandering mystics, these professional poets set the stage for everything from forms like the cantata and sestina to Top 40 love songs. The Trobadors symposium celebrates the riches of Occitan poetry and culture, from the Middle Ages to today.

2:00–3:30 PM: Topologies of Occitan Language & Culture

4:00–5:30 PM: Occitan Literature Through the Ages

5:30–7:00 PM: Gascon Dinner (Reservations Required)
Buffet Gascon offered by gourmet purveyor D'Artagnan, with short historic overview of Occitan food and cooking demonstration. Gascony is a region in Occitania known for its “sweetness of life” and is home to foie gras and Armagnac brandy.

For Dinner pricing and reservations, please contact Joe Fritsch at (212) 431-7920 x 2832 or joe@poetshouse.org.

7:00–9:00 PM: NY’OC Trobadors Performance

Full Brochure Here

See more at: http://www.poetshouse.org/programs-and-events/readings-and-conversations/trobadors-symposium-occitan-poetry#sthash.0i24bmk4.dpuf
For Dinner pricing and reservations, please contact Joe Fritsch at (212) 431-7920 x 2832 or joe@poetshouse.org.

The 11^th century trobadors and trobairitz of Occitania, a region encompassing parts of southern France, Italy's Occitan Valleys, Monaco, and Catalonia's Val d'Aran, have long inspired American poets most notably Ezra Pound, with their lyrical, secular, and often subversive verse-commentary on the culture, politics, and love affairs of their time. Mythologized as wandering mystics, these professional poets set the stage for everything from forms like the cantata and sestina to Top 40 love songs. The Trobadors symposium celebrates the riches of Occitan poetry and culture, from the Middle Ages to today.

DATE AND TIME:  November 23, 2013 - 2:00PM to 9:00PM

2:00–3:30 PM: Topologies of Occitan Language & Culture

4:00–5:30 PM: Occitan Literature Through the Ages

5:30–7:00 PM: Gascon Dinner (Reservations Required)
Buffet Gascon offered by gourmet purveyor D'Artagnan, with short historic overview of Occitan food and cooking demonstration. Gascony is a region in Occitania known for its “sweetness of life” and is home to foie gras and Armagnac brandy.

For Dinner pricing and reservations, please contact Joe Fritsch at (212) 431-7920 x 2832 or joe@poetshouse.org.

7:00–9:00 PM: NY’OC Trobadors Performance

Full Brochure Here

See more at: http://www.poetshouse.org/programs-and-events/readings-and-conversations/trobadors-symposium-occitan-poetry#sthash.0i24bmk4.dpuf
For Dinner pricing and reservations, please contact Joe Fritsch at (212) 431-7920 x 2832 or joe@poetshouse.org.

Un coin d'Occitanie! Avec son amie Ariane Daguin, elle rêve de voir naître une zone autonome, en plein de cœur de New York. Un espace « gascoricain ». Lorsqu’on lui demande quelle est sa nationalité, c’est en tout cas le terme qu’elle emploie.

Née en 1960 dans l’hôtel tenu par ses parents, à Luchon, Nicole Peyrafitte est aujourd’hui l’une des voix françaises les plus connues de New York. Chaque jour, des cars entiers de touristes francophones se baladent en haut du plus grand gratte-ciel de la ville avec son accent gascon dans les oreilles. Mais aussi avec sa soif d’histoire et son humour vivifiant.

Lire la suite sur Sud-Ouest
http://www.sudouest.fr/2013/08/01/l-accent-gascon-resonne-depuis-dix-ans-sur-le-toit-de-new-york-1129850-4627.php

Monday April 23 2012
CREATIVE SOUNDS OF DISSENSION

7.30 pm / NICOLE PEYRAFITTE "BI-VALVE"
    A new body of work that includes paintings & texts.
"Une aventure multimedia du feminin"

8.30 pm / RAS MOSHE BAND
    Ras Moshe        tenor sax, flute
    Daniel Levin        cello
    Tom Zlabinger    bass
    Max Johnson        bass        
    
9.30 pm / SABIR MATEEN GROUP
    Sabir Mateen        reeds, flute, piccolo
    Raymond A. King        piano
    Daniel Levin            cello
    Jane Wang            bass, cello
    Michael Wimberly    drums, percussion