27.06.04 The Russian American Cultural Center in association with Balaklava/Eastern European Poets Series monthly reading presents Russian Writers and Artists in New York City at the Bowery Poetry Club/ 308 Bowery
hosted by: Marina Temkina
readings by: Keith Gessen ~ Philip Nikolayev ~ Genya
Turovskaya ~ Ellen Litman ~ Matvei Yankelevich ~ Tovy Harhur ~ Mark Berelekhis ~ Pavel Lembersky ~ Igor Satanovsky ~ Val Vinokurov (readings mostly in English, a few in Russian w/ translations)
art by: Stephanie Shinkarev ~ Anna Pulvermakher
music by: Arcady "Petrovich" Freeman - flugelhorn & Igor Grundik Kasyansky - electronics, radio (=2 generations of creative Russian music in electro-acoustic improvisation) plus Psoy Korolenko
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20 лет назад вышел замечательный диск группы Cure под названием Disintegration. я его не сразу послушал. думаю, что полностью и целиком услышал только году в 92-93-м, но в душу он мне запал. да и группа сама запала. для