Romeo
 On the 31st of March this year, the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum hosted a spectacular event, called 'A Night at the Museum'. In addition to the display of historical objects, close to the hearts of locals from Coventry and Warwickshire, the audience was treated with a recreation of Romeo and Juliet, poetry reading by Coventry Live Poets Society and live music from Neil Davies and friends, as well as the very lovely Annie Othen, who was leading the event.
Since I am a part of Coventry Live Poets Society, news for the events came some time before March, as we were preparing specific poetic writing to go with the objects from the display. I have to admit I didn't know almost anything about any of the objects or, as a matter of fact, about the history of Coventry, but through the poetry of my fellow members, I learned a lot. For instance, the Coventry Strasse sign or the James Starley safety bike - until then, James Starley was just a name of one of the university buildings in town.
The event itself was quite interesting. Annie Othen was, as usual, a pleasure to see and hear and the recreation of Romeo and Juliet was inspirational.
Juliet
 The poetry reading was very close to my heart, since those were the poets I had been meeting two times a month since before Christmas and their poetry, sometimes descriptive, sometimes very abstract, is always a nice thing to be a witness to. Especially in addition to their performance, which was delivered in a very interesting manner by some of the more 'extravagant' members of the society.
The live music by Neil Davies and friends in the unfamiliar to me style 'ska' delivered a perfect finishing vibe to a lovely evening.
Overall, a very inspiration evening that left me with a long-lasting feeling of pleasure and the desire to stay out longer, watch plays, listen to music and have a drink in peace and surrounded by creative people.Labels: events reflections |
