Reading by Jerome Rothenberg

Mar 15, 1980
Field:

Performance

 Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

 Time:

8:30 p.m.

Description:

Ethnopoeticist and founder of the New Wilderness Foundation, Jerome Rothenberg, delivered the keynote address for the Music From the New Wilderness festival. Rothenberg performed a number of experimental sound poems, including “Notes for a New Wilderness,” which inspired the program as a whole.

Video and audio documentation is available upon request.
A medium-long shot of a man standing with a microphone in hand. His eyes are partially closed and his mouth is open. There is a stark light cast over him. This image is in black and white.
A man wearing round glasses peers down at a book he is holding. Next to him a microphone is propped on a stand and there is a music stand with another book resting upon it. There is a stark light cast over him. This image is in black and white.
A man seen in profile talks into a microphone. His one hand points upward with his index finger and the other hand holds an open book. Stark lighting is cast upon his face and chest while the microphone, the book, and his body fade into the dark background. This image is in black and white.
A man stands holding a microphone against his torso. His eyes are closed and head is tilted as he speaks into the mic. In front of him is a music stand. His face is cast in stark lighting that fades to the rest of his body. This image is in black and white.

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