…. Article. Before a battle, Participate in placements, workshops and professional development. Karthika Nair, poet, dance producer and curator. Belly flop to sleep, nose-dive through night till the Kingdom of Eight Dreams. She is the script-writer of DESH, choreographer Akram Khan's award-winning dance production, together with performance poet PolarBear and Khan himself. Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata is her reimagining of the Mahabharata in multiple voices. It is an echo in which women drive the narrative and are its main characters, a vivid and compelling retelling from a female perspective of many of the stories from one of the world's most venerated books. They are here. Auteurs – Karthika Naïr. The Comédie-Française in Paris programmed dramatised readings of French translations of the book by award-winning actress Françoise Gillard in October 2016 as part of the “Grenier des poètes” series, and choreographer Akram Khan adapted its Amba/Shikhandi chapter in his 2016 dance production. Le Tigre de Miel. it waits. Before children She has worked for several years with various cultural institutions in Paris, and elsewhere in Europe, as dance producer and curator. Chercher. Poet and dance producer/curator, Karthika Naïr was born in Kerala and lives in Paris. write or call or recollect but out there prowls night. Explore essays, books, interviews, DVDs and other resources. Bearings: Poems by Karthika Nair: Amazon.in: Karthika Nair: पुस्तकें . Open Space and The Hindu : Essays by Karthika on ekphrastic poetry in her work and her early experiences of reading poetry. Accueil AuteursKarthika Naïr. Ruth is an independent journalist based in Bangalore. Email: [email protected], Click here to subscribe to our newsletter, Somerset House Ruth Dsouza Prabhu. (Karthika Nair) page 2 of cover (writes children literature) found: Until the lions, 2016: Biography (French-Indian poet-ance producer/curator; born in Kerala; lives in Paris) LC Classification. Karthika Nair published her first book of poems, Bearings, in 2009. One of the most original and celebrated choreographers of international dance. New Wing, Strand She was also the principal scriptwriter of DESH, choreographer Akram Khan’s award-winning dance production. Desh, a solo dance production by renowned Bangladeshi-British dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, which the poet co … Summon the spirits of Stoker, …, Went awol, again, She writes in English. In 2019, Karthika Naïr, who considers herself a political poet (or rather: “how can literature not be political?”) would be Naïr is the author of Bearings, a poetry collection and The Honey Hunter/Le Tigre de Miel, a children’s book illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet. grow inwards, like root and rock: Naïr is the author of Bearings, a poetry collection and The Honey Hunter/Le Tigre de Miel, a children’s book illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet. French-Indian, poet-dance producer and curator, Karthika Naïr is the author of several books, including The Honey Hunter, illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet and published in English, French, German and Bangla. French-Indian, poet-dance producer/curator, Karthika Naïr is the author of several books, including the invented fable The Honey Hunter, illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet and published in … London, WC2R 1LA, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7354 4333 Voix du monde ~ Karthika Nair traduit par Roselyne Sibille Naviguez de terre à ciel Accueil Terre à ciel des poètes Bonnes feuilles L'arbre à parole Voix du monde Paysages Anges et … DESH: Memories inherited, borrowed, invented, MC2 Grenoble, France, 2013. In the words of the poet herself, 'Bearings began as the only tangible signs of an attempt to stay connected to a language that felt most intimately my own, and yet did not figure in my landscape any more.' Hope, une exposition d'art contemporain sur l'espoir, Flammarion, 2010.(co-translator). All rights reserved. Achetez et téléchargez ebook Bearings (English Edition): Boutique Kindle - Poetry : Amazon.fr POETRY Overlords. 2019-08-26: revised. Retour à l’index. Dance. Most Popular. Poet and dance producer/curator, Karthika Naïr was born in Kerala and lives in Paris. Her other works include a book of children's fiction and a work entitled DESH: Memories inherited, borrowed, invented. She writes in English. Karthika Naïr is the author of a poetry collection, Bearings (HarperCollins India). In Karthika Naïr’s résumé as a dance enabler, one finds mention of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet, Käfig/Mourad Merzouki, two Olivier award-winning productions (Babel(Words) and Puz/zle), Auditorium Musica per Roma, the Louvre, the Villette, the Shaolin Temple in Henan, misadventures with ninja swords and pachyderms, many of which materialise in her poetry. The Honey Hunter/ Le Tigre du Miel illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet, Zubaan Books, India (forthcoming) and Editions Hélium, France, 2013. It was a joy to hear of the probable nomination of Imtiaz Dharker as the next British poet laureate. In this partial adaptation of poet Karthika Naïr’s book 'Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata', an original reworking of the epic Mahabharata, Khan uses kathak and contemporary dance to tell the tale of Amba, a princess abducted on her wedding day and stripped of her honour, who invokes the gods to seek revenge. Karthika Naïr talks of Shaheen Bagh and of her poem “Ghazal: India’s Season of Dissent”, of the politics of literature, and of how literary texts can “respond” to violence, grief and pain. Poet and dance producer/curator, Karthika Naïr was born in Kerala and lives in Paris. 2014-09-01: new. shed eyes, ears; shed words. PROSE La Zon-Mai: parcours nomades, Actes-Sud, France, 2007 (co-author). Author Bangalore literature festival Karthika Nair Poet Dancer Choreographer Until the Lions Karthika Nair Interview. Poète, productrice et programmatrice de danse, française de nationalité et indienne de naissance, Karthika Naïr est auteure de plusieurs ouvrages dont Le Tigre de miel (éditions Hélium-Actes Sud/ Zubaan Books, 2013), un livre pour enfants illustré par Joëlle Jolivet et édité en anglais, français, allemand et bangla. Born in Kerala, India, Nair moved to France in 2000 to pursue a Masters in Arts Management, and stayed on in Paris thereafter. By Karthika Naïr About this Poet Karthika Naïr is the author of several books, including Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata (Archipelago Books, 2019), and was principal scriptwriter for choreographer Akram Khan’s DESH and Chotto Desh . …, I didn’t mean to I swear I didn’t mean to Before god Karthika Nair published her first book of poems, Bearings, in 2009. Naïr’s poetry has been widely published in anthologies and journals across the world, including Granta, Prairie Schooner, Poetry Review (UK), The Literary Review (USA), Poetry International, Indian Literature, The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets and the Forward Book of Poetry 2017. She is currently working on her next poetry collection, an account of the Mahabharata war in 18 voices, one of which was recently published as Satyavati: Fault Lines (ebook, Harper21, 2014). Her other works include a book of children's fiction and a work entitled DESH: Memories inherited, borrowed, invented. India’s Season of Dissent: An Interview with Poet Karthika Naïr [Texte intégral] Paru dans South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 24/25 | 2020. Look up when shows, workshops and events are happening near you. Naïr is the author of Bearings (HarperCollins India, 2009), a poetry collection and The Honey Hunter/Le Tigre de Miel (Young Zubaan, India/Editions Hélium, France, 2013), a children’s book illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet. French-Indian, poet, dance producer/curator and co-founder of Eastman, Karthika Naïr calls herself a portmanteau person, “like sofa-beds and motels”. French-Indian, poet, dance producer/curator and co-founder of Eastman, Karthika Naïr calls herself a portmanteau person, “like sofa-beds and motels”. New Wing, Strand La langue de Karthika Naïr est riche, incisive, éminemment poétique ; elle laisse beaucoup de place aux images et aux sensations. Her poetry has been widely published in journals and anthologies. En Inde, Until the Lions a rem­por­té le pres­ti­gieux prix Tata nor­ma­le­ment réser­vé aux romans, comme en Angleterre en 2010 le poème A Scattering de … Award for fiction, after being nominated alongside the latest novels of Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh, among others.   Noté /5. Auteurs; Keywords; Numéros en texte intégral . constant – on a spine Learn about our history, meet us and find out how to work with us. अकाउंट और लिस्ट अकाउंट वापसी और … coaxed thought …, Painful to lose, far found: The honey hunter, 2014: t.p. Lisez « Bearings » de Karthika Nair disponible chez Rakuten Kobo. Culture Bangalore art and culture. Skies capsize. Bibliographie. Before a world Index. Karthika Nair Label from public data source Wikidata; Sources. Bibliography BONJOUR INDIA SESSION: Metro lands: the poetry in small things as seen on the Paris suburban train and the Mumbai metro. Karthika Naïr is the author of several books, including Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata (Archipelago Books, 2019), and was principal scriptwriter for … Navigation. Born in Kerala, the poet moved to France in 2000, subsequently working for several cultural institutions (Cité de la Musique, Centre national de la danse, Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration…) as a dance producer, dance-writer, or “dance enabler,” as she sometimes likes to … Bearings, HarperCollins India, 2009. Turn around, It was perhaps only natural that Karthika Naïr, who considers herself a political poet (or rather: “how can literature not be political?”) would be moved to write on Shaheen Bagh, when in December 2019, a handful of Muslim women came out of their homes in Delhi to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, and resolved not to move before they were heard.   French-Indian, poet-dance producer/curator, Karthika Naïr is the author of several books, including the invented fable The Honey Hunter, illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet and published in English, French, German and Bangla. Allies. PR9499.4.K3774; Change Notes. Somerset House © 2015 Akram Khan Company. Alternate Formats . Demigods. It won the 2015 Tata Literature Live! Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata, her reimagining of the Mahabharata in multiple voices, won the 2015 Tata Literature Live! London, WC2R 1LA, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7354 4333 Again. साइन-इन. defected until fingers – Always in pursuit of the next story that interests her, loves her food and drink, bookworm and a sucker for sunsets and airplane journeys. Muse India , RædLeafPoetry and Sangham House (DESH poems) : More poems by Karthika Nair. Find out more about every production, past and present. Karthika Naïr, poète et écrivain, est une collaboratrice de Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui et a fondé avec lui la compagnie. ISBN-10: 8172238347; ISBN-13: 978-8172238346 Nair was the principal storywriter and scriptwriter of DESH, choreographer Akram Khan’s multiple-award-winning dance production. Her poetry has been widely published in journals and anthologies. It was also shortlisted for the 2016 Atta Galatta Prize for Book of the Year (fiction). Karthika Naïr et Laetitia Zecchini revisitent le grand poème épique, une des œuvres fondatrices de l’Asie du Sud, à travers le regard de dix-neuf de ses personnages subalternes, en particulier féminins. Acclaimed for his dance language rooted in the ancient Indian dance – Kathak. She lives in Paris, and works as a producer in performing arts. High priests. Email: [email protected], All photos © Jean Louis Fernandez unless otherwise stated. नमस्ते . ISBN-10: 2330022913; ISBN-13: 978-2330022914 Before the dead मुख्य कंटेंट देखें.in. ISBN-10: 2742768262; ISBN-13: 978-2742768264 Karthika Nair is on a high. Karthika Nair's epic poem Until the Lions is conceived as an echo of its great Sanskrit forerunner,the Mahabharata. KARTHIKA NAÏR Until the Lions – Echoes from the Mahabharata, Arc Publications, Todmorden, 2016, 293 pages, 15 € 16. LINKS Retrouvez Le tigre de miel et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. French ed. Words Words Words : Karthika Nair's blog; posts include an essay 'What ehr should art do?' octobre, 2013 28.00 x 34.00 cm 56 pages 16.90€ Zon-mai. for Museum International and summaries of some of the DESH stories . Helter Skelter and Outlook : Interviews with Karthika Nair on her work. ISBN-10: 2081241900; ISBN-13: 978-2081241909 too easy to recover. Henchmen. Night rises in my gut. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion and there once again, unblinking,   She was also the principal scriptwriter of DESH, choreographer Akram Khan’s award-winning dance production. Karthika Naïr, écrivain, poète, productrice de danse Laetiita Zecchini, chargée de recherche au CNRS. She was also the principal scriptwriter of the multiple-award-winning DESH (2011), choreographer Akram Khan’s solo, and its 2015 adaptation for family audiences, Chotto Desh. पुस्तकें. , 2010. ( co-translator ) nomination of Imtiaz Dharker as the next British poet.... 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