The Olga Orozco House Museum announced a special program to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the birth of the renowned poet, born on March 17, 1920, in Toay.
When? #
From March 17 to 22, the House Museum will become a meeting place where Orozco’s words will engage with diverse artistic and social disciplines.
Schedule of activities #
- Tuesday, March 17 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.): Reading Marathon. The traditional event that brings together students, teachers, and neighbors to give voice to Orozco’s work in successive rounds of open readings.
Thursday, March 19 (6:00 p.m.): Postal Territory. A correspondence workshop focused on poetry. Participants will work with letters written by the poet and then write their own poems.
Friday, the 20th: At 5 pm , the book “Poems of Love, Distance, and Resistance” by Juan Carlos Bidegain (a resident of Toay living in La Plata) will be presented. Following this, at 7 pm, there will be a “Literary Evening by Moonlight,” an open mic for sharing readings and original texts.
Saturday, the 21st (5-7 pm): Wear Accessible Poetry. A printmaking workshop in Argentine Sign Language (LSA). Using the linocut technique, participants will decorate garments with LSA concepts. Coordinated by Gabriela Giménez and Yamila Álvarez, with guidance from Cristina Rojas and Valeria McIntyre.
Sunday, the 22nd (7 pm): Film and Poetry Series. Closing the week with a dialogue between experimental film and the spoken word. Surrealist short films by Suzan Pitt, Maya Deren, and the Quay Brothers will be screened, interspersed with readings of poetic fragments. The event is coordinated by filmmaker Analía Maidana.
Information and contact: All events are free and open to the public. Those interested are invited to visit the venue at Av. Regimiento 13 de Caballería 1102, Toay. For more information, please call 02954 83 5880 or contact the organizers via Instagram at @cmolgaorozco.
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