Event Horizon
Event Horizon: a lecture and discussion on what it means to be avant-garde
SATURDAY JULY 24th, 12-5pm at ‘Of Swallows, Their Deeds, and the Winter Below’ or 283 College.
Artistic Director Bill Kennedy holds a lecture and discussion on David Antin’s what it means to be avant-garde in relation to this year’s Scream Literary Festival. Antin’s text, republished for the festival by The Emergency Response Unit, provides a unique and provocative take on the avant-garde, one which can be used not only as a guide to this year’s events but also as a measure for their merits. It will begin with a 45-minute introduction to the text, and will touch on notions of the poetry reading as a form of theatre. Discussion will inevitably turn to the broader issues raised in this year’s keynote panel, and it is hoped that grounding those discussions in Antin’s text will help structure the conversation in a productive way. The sympathetic and the skeptical are equally welcome. Foregone conclusions are not.
The $20 admission will include a copy of the T.E.R.U. edition, with the remaining proceeds going to The Toronto New School of Writing. Advanced knowledge of the text is crucial, so copies will be available to registrants at Of Swallows early this week.
Capacity: 12 Students
FEE: $20 donation (includes a copy of what it means to be avant-garde). You can pay online or when you arrive in class. If you are going to pay on the first day, please secure your position in the class by emailing jenny@tnsow.com