Posted on Oct 09, 2010 by Intravenal Sound Operations
From an interview with Alto Adige 9, October 2010
A mother once a serpent bore
And cast it deep into the woods
Yet when the woods caught fire, she screamed
And begged to know with anxious heart–
“The snakes–are they all burnt to death?”
Citation of a moirloyistra
(funeral)singer of Lakkos upon the death of her grandchild
I am a born fighter. What people call negative is my daily work. I invite trouble because I believe in justice. I am not talking about politics, anymore than I am talking the day to day insults that must be addressed. The injustice of a small situation is no different that the injustice of a large one, that involves the POLIS, the PEOPLE.
Therefore the work I do in music, the writing of essays, or poetry, is generally concerned with my rea
In this introductory essay Luca Zanchi explores the origins of poetic musician Greek-American Diamanda Galás, taking us on an exciting journey that from the archaic rituals of ancient Greece will lead us to investigate the reasons for the expressive power and dissident art of one of the most significant artists…
