|
'Between Tower and Sea' coming to the Pearl |
|
January 31, 2018 |
The Pearl Theater presents “Between Tower and
Sea,” a project by Paul Bonnell, at 2 p.m.
Saturday, February 10. More than a
well-respected teacher and dedicated family man,
Bonnell is a writer whose words capture the
experiences, emotions and essence of an amazing
life, an epic journey.
“Between Tower and Sea” incorporates slide and
digital photography, film, live music, spoken
word, documents, maps and readings to connect
stories from Vietnam, Champa and British
Columbia.
The project draws on Bonnell’s late mother’s
extensive collection of slide and print
photographs, taken during her years in Vietnam.
“Between Tower and Sea” involves original texts,
some of Bonnell’s own poetry and essays, as well
as quotations and excerpts from a variety of
writers.
The project explores themes of intersection and
fragmentation; origin myths, writing, research,
history, disease, war, loss, dislocation,
liminal space, the de-canon, creativity and
imagination. It reflects Bonnell’s interests in
literature, music, international adoption,
storytelling, biopolitics, mountains and
mountain culture, the sea/ocean, forests and
more.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m., with the one-hour
presentation beginning at 2 p.m.
A brief intermission will be followed by an
interactive question and answer/workshop
session, during which Bonnell hopes to generate
a discussion of participants’ potential journeys
and creative “project work.”
If you are interested in reading Bonnell’s work,
his words can be
found here.
While admission to this event is free, donations
are gladly accepted to help cover costs. The
Pearl Theater Bistro will be open for
refreshments.
The Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash Street, Bonners
Ferry, is a non-profit organization dedicated to
fostering the performing arts throughout
Boundary County. For more information or for
membership, call (208) 610-2846 or email
info@thepearltheater.org. |
|
Questions or comments about this
letter?
Click here to e-mail! |
|
|
|
|
