Back to Audio
2018: Lullabies and Laments: Experiments in Music and Poetry

Sikkil C. Gurucharan and Archana Venkatesan
Lullabies and Laments is an experiment in translation, informed by Indic reading, interpretive and performative practices. Moving between Tamil and English, this performance with Grammy Award-nominee Sikkil C. Gurucharan and scholar and translator Archana Venkatesan explores laments and lullabies and the role of gender in expressing love, longing, desire and devotion. Introduction by Poets House Program Director Paolo Javier
(Full audio, approx. 1hr 40 mins)