I think everyone will agree that 2020 has been a bit of a difficult year for human beings on planet Earth. Now that it is coming to an end, it becomes possible to think about what it means. There is Read More …
Lovely Jubilee 2020
Category: Andrey Bokovikov
I will survive
My life matters… at least, to me… but why?
Who wills survives to will again… but who am I?
The Law of Noncontradiction
I don’t care what you say if you don’t disobey my law of noncontradiction
The Bard is not dead! | Жив поэт!
The Bard is not dead! | Жив поэт! is a song cycle composed by Thomas Beavitt around English translations of eight poems written by the Russian poet Mikhail Yuryevitch Lermontov. Intended to be performed by a male singer either to Read More …
Vitruvian Woman
Reconstructed rap – or “beat poetry” – with a philosophical twist!
When a harp rings out boldly in eternal halls of fame
Sand animation by Moscow artist Ekaterina Sheffer illustrating a contemporary English version of Lermontov’s poem 1831-go IYUNYA 11 DNYA. The poem, translated and recited by global village bard and Ekaterinburg resident Thomas Beavitt, is accompanied by original music specially composed Read More …
When a harp rings out boldly… (excerpt, Pyatigorsk July 2019)
Excerpt from ‘When a harp rings out boldly in eternal halls of fame’ , English version of Lermontov’s early poem 1831-го ИЮНЯ 11 ДНЯ, translated and performed at the 2019 ‘Sail of Destiny’ festival, in Pyatigorsk by Thomas Beavitt. The Read More …
When a harp rings out boldly in eternal halls of fame
Lermontov’s early poem 1831-го ИЮНЯ 11 ДНЯ, translated and read by Thomas Beavitt. The soundtrack was written by composer Nikita Nikitin and recorded by producer Andrei Bokovikov in Ekaterinburg in 2019. Part of the poem was also featured in the Read More …