Helwa! a sound opera, experiencing ancient Egypt

Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 3:00pm

Masonville Library
30 North Center Road
London, ON
N5X 3W1

As part of Culture Days, Penn Kemp presents her Sound Opera, Helwa! a sound opera: experiencing ancient Egypt. This is a free event.

Also joining Penn will be percussionist sound poet Jocelyn Drainie, player Panayitos Giannarapis and the Three Young Hathors and Daniel Kolos, poet and Egyptologist.

Daniel and Penn will also perform her Poem for Peace in Two Voices in English and in Daniel's translation into Ancient Egyptian!

The chapbook HELWA! is published by PigeonBike Press, London ON. See http://pigeonbike.blogspot.com/2011/07/penn-kemps-sound-opera-helwa.html. Pendas Productionshas also releasied a CD, Night Vision, which includes the long poem, Helwa!

For a recent review, see http://www.beatmagazine.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=... !