A unique celebration of Vladimir Mayakovsky's life and poetry is in store when Revolution is presented at the Roberts Creek Hall on April 30.
Drawing on the power of Mayakovsky's poetry, Revolution intends to embark on a journey of his work through the theatre of sight, sound, voice and performance. With a poet and a host of accomplished musicians to tell the story, this one-time only event will captivate, entertain and inspire.
Andrew Bate assembled a panel score to convey the passion and poetic works of Mayakovsky and effectively capture the essence of a time of change in early 1900s Russia.
The evening features musicians Andrew Bate, Allan Miller, Allain Morin, Barry Taylor, Joe DeLeo, Giorgio Magnanensi, Kedrick James and Steve Wright. The event starts at 8 p.m. (doors 7:30) for an all ages show. Tickets are $10, at MELOmania, Coast Books, Strait Music and at the door.
Mayakovsky was a Russian poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.
In Moscow, he developed a passion for Marxist literature and took part in numerous activities of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party;Mayakovsky was imprisoned on three occasions for subversive political activities. During a period of solitary confinement in Butyrka prison in 1909, he began to write poetry, but his poems were confiscated. On his release from prison, he continued working within the socialist movement and became an prolific writer.
A Cloud in Trousers(1915) was Mayakovsky's first major poem of appreciable length and it depicted the heated subjects of love, revolution, religion and art, written from the vantage point of a spurned lover. The language of the work was the language of the streets, and Mayakovsky went to considerable lengths to debunk idealistic and romanticized notions of poetry and poets. He produced a wealth of poetry, plays and other creative works.
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