Mr. Bagby comes as close to holding hundreds of people in a spell as ever a man has... That is much too rare an experience in theater. — The New York Times » High-resolution photo
Symposium on Orality and Literacy
On 8 and 9 February 2013 Benjamin Bagby will participate in a symposium: "Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit im Wandel der Wissenschaftsdiskurse" at the University of Rostock / Hochschule für Musik in Rostock, Germany. He will speak about the his reconstruction of 'Beowulf' and give examples of alternative versions of the same sections.
'Beowulf' at Kalamazoo: Essays on Translation and Performance
A major scholarly book has just been published which documents a gathering of prominent Anglo-Saxonists and scholars of oral poetry at the University of Western Michigan (Michigan/USA). Benjamin Bagby was a participant in that meeting, where he also performed his version of 'Beowulf'. The book includes essays on translating 'Beowulf', essays on performance (featuring a lengthy roundtable discussion with Bagby and various scholars), and reviews of Seamus Heaney's best-selling English translation of 'Beowulf.' There is also a CD with readings from 'Beowulf' by Bagby (in the original) and a variety of other readers in various languages.
'Beowulf' at Kalamazoo: Essays on Translation and Performance. Edited by Jana K. Schulman and Paul E. Szarmach. Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (2012). 432 pages, plus audio CD. ISBN 978-1-58044-152-0
Benjamin Bagby was recently in London, where he appeared as a guest on the BBC3 'Early Music Show' to talk about Sequentia.
›› The podcast version of his interview with host Catherine Bott
›› Interview with Benjamin Bagby on WNYC, New York Public Radio
Forthcoming Performances
19 May 2013 Chateau d’Hardelot
23-31 October 2013 USA tour (details forthcoming)
22 April 2014 New York City (Carnegie Hall)
Some Recent Performances
19 July 2012 Munich (D) Universität München, große Aula
3 February 2013 Bruges (B) Concertgebouw Bruges
[in conjunction with Sequentia performance on 2 February]
6 April 2013 Seattle (USA) Early Music Guild
[part of USA tour 1-6 April to be announced]
February 23, 2012
Washington D.C. (USA)
Gaston Hall
Georgetown University
video titles in English
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FRAGMENTS FOR THE END OF TIME
Sequentia (Benjamin Bagby and Norbert Rodenkirchen)
Program info
25 and 26 February, Houston TX (Rothko Chapel)
Info
3 March, Wellesley MA (Houghton Chapel)
Info
6 March, New York City NY (Morgan Library)
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November 19, 2011: INVOCATION - International Vocal Night, Köln (Germany)
November 30, 2011: Basel (Schweiz): Museum Tinguely
October 8, 2011: Konstanz (D), Archäologisches Museum Baden-Württemberg – 'Hildebrandslied, Heliand und Beowulf'
September 2, 2011: Wratislava Cantans Festival / Poland
September 29, 2011: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA / USA
October 4, 2011: Wake Forest University, Winston- Salem, North Carolina / USA
August 27, 2011: Fränkischer Sommer / Germany
