The Eleventh Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Monday, November 16th to Sunday, November 22nd 2020

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Jurczok 1001

Switzerland

Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland, Roland Jurczok is a spoken word artist, singer and performer. He lives and works in Zurich and has performed under the name Jurczok 1001 since 1996. He is among Switzerland’s spoken word pioneers and has released six albums. His most recent publication is ‘Spoken Beats’ , a collection of his spoken word texts from the last ten years. He has appeared at the Berlin Poetry Festival, at Moscow’s Electrotheatre, at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and at Deutsches Haus New York.

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Spoken Beats

Performances Thursday, 14th Nov 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Godrej Theatre - NCPA

Swiss poet Jurczok 1001 performs a virtuoso mix of spoken word, vocals and live looping done with soul, quirky humour and infectious charm.

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Poetry Reading

Performances Saturday, 16th Nov 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Prithvi House - Prithvi

Four poets share a selection of poems, followed by an informal conversation with the audience.

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Spoken Beats

Performances Saturday, 16th Nov 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Prithvi Theatre - Prithvi

Swiss poet Jurczok 1001 performs a virtuoso mix of spoken word, vocals and live looping done with soul, quirky humour and infectious charm.

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Poet Unleashed

Workshops Sunday, 17th Nov 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sea View Room - NCPA

The singing poet Jurczok 1001 explores the aesthetics  of Repetition and Pause in poetry.

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    India

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    England

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