Saturday, March 19 at 11 am & Saturday, April 2 at 11 am at Mรฉdiathรจque Andrรฉ Verdet, Carros
As part of the Printemps des poรจtes, the Andrรฉ Verdet library is offering a series of events that include two readings of texts.
Text reading and aperitif with texts by Aragon, Saturday, March 19 at 11 am
Selected poems by Louis Aragon recited and sung by the association Les planches saint-jeannoises. Featuring Nicole Ruggieri, Florence Mingot, Candice Lagwa, Jean-Pierre Caron, and Serge Benizri, accompanied by two musicians.
Reading of texts by Andrรฉ Verdet by Stรฉphane Mรฉlis, Saturday, April 2 at 11 am.
On the occasion of the publication in April 2011 of Andrรฉ Verdet’s book “Au-delร du seul ร seul,” (thoughts) unpublished texts, Stรฉphane Mรฉlis will read excerpts from this work to the public.
Andrรฉ Verdet, born in Nice in 1913 and passed away on December 19, 2004, wrote over 200 works, including poetry, essays, texts on art, tales, and even a novel. He was one of the last representatives of the great era when Giono, Prรฉvert, Cocteau, Picasso, Matisse… were alive, with whom he was a friend, confidant, and collaborator on many works. A poet, painter, sculptor, ceramist, art critic, music enthusiast, amateur astronomer, and science lover, Andrรฉ Verdet remained active well into his 90s and encouraged new artistic movements and young artists as he did previously for Arman, Yves Klein, Sosno, Ben, and many others.
The reading of the texts from this posthumous book should have a particularly emotional resonance in the library that bears his name.
