In line with Balestrini’s invitation in the letter addressed to readers opening the poetry book Blackout  (“Dear peaceful and unexpert reader, the pages you are about to read are an explicit and urgent invitation to violence”), we have invited ten poets with understanding of experimentation in image, music and words to graft into Balestrini’s poetic and visual work.

On May 15, in the context of the #BCNPoesia and #NitdelsMuseusBCN, three performances will take place in the courtyard of La Virreina, by Celeste Araújo, Mohamad Bitari, Francesc Gelonch, Lola Nieto, Anna Pantinat, Míriam Reyes, Raquel Santanera, Oriol Sauleda, Maria Sevilla i Mariana Spada.

Friday 14 to Sunday 16 May
11 am - 8 pm Blackout: Translation

Saturday 15 May

6.30 pm Blackout: Composition
Mohamad Bitari, Raquel Santanera and Maria Sevilla

7.15 pm Blackout: Instigation
Lola Nieto, Anna Pantinat and Míriam Reyes

8 pm Blackout: Persecution and inhibition
Celeste Araújo, Francesc Gelonch and Mariana Spada