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Edge 76: a Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers
w/César Degollado & ConDanza Repertoire Company, Jeevan Narney, and Kati Standefer

Curator: Melissa Buckheit Melissa Buckheit's Bio

A note from the curator: I have often wanted to listen to authors who are in the same place in their career as myself--emerging, published in journals, with a chapbook and/or a first full-length book, still growing but full of passion, new ideas, and an edge. But there is often infrequent opportunity for this; in fact, I have often felt disappointed in the lack, that such an open community might often be circumscribed in its literary programming.  Additionally, featuring emerging writers engages other young as well as established writers, to support, frequent and attend Casa Libre and other writing events. This cycle creates the foundation for a writing community which self-generates, remains true, open, and allows many voices the opportunity for visibility and being heard. I want Tucson to be an artistic community which includes and features many voices and peoples. Literature is the province of communication, but also reflectivity, the reflection and representation of all our narratives and of new narratives and ideas, voices which are challenging and also challenge us.

Wednesday, May 20
7:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $5

Come to Edge: A Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers. Edge is a series of local and national writers and cross-genre artists, emphasizing diversity of narrative, identity and literary source. Its purpose is to create community, visibility and voice for emerging and younger writers. Broadsheets of the authors' work will accompany each reading. Books and journals will be available for purchase and signing by the authors. Refreshments will be available after the reading.

Reader

César Degollado & ConDanza Repertoire Company
César R. Degollado, a native of Mexico, has worked as a dancer with reknown choreographers and has performed choreography by George Balanchine, Anthony Tudor, Paul Taylor and Ben Stevenson. He’s traveled as a performer to Amsterdam, Germany, London, Scotland, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan and Thailand, as well as throughout the United States. Mr. Degollado founded ConDanza in Stockholm, Sweden, moving operations to Tucson, AZ in 2009. ConDanza is the new face of contemporary dance in Tucson, Arizona and is committed to working as an integral part of the arts community in Arizona. The Company participates in different venues around Tucson, from performing in fundraisers for different non-profits to performances in high schools supporting our community and the art of dance. The company’s vision, mission,  and community focus is to educate, support and advance dance as a career choice and professional art, as well as promoting higher education.

Jeevan Narney was born in India, but was raised in the United States. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. His work has appeared in Right Hand Pointing, The Drunken Boat, Spiral Orb, and Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built + Natural Environments.

 

 

 

Katherine E. Standefer writes about the body, consent, and medical technology from Tucson, where she recently finished her MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing at the University of Arizona. She is also a Certified Sexologist. Her work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Fourth Genre, the Colorado Review, Camas, Fugue, Terrain.org, High Country News, and Edible Baja Arizona. Standefer's current book project, Mountains In My Body, traces the global supply chain of her international cardiac defibrillator. She teaches memoir classes out of her home and works in the emerging field of Narrative Medicine.

 

 

Next Edge Reading will be held June 17.

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