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Introducing "Anja Notanja Asks," a New Radio Show!
On this show I will invite interesting people, ask them questions about life, read poetry, play music and surprises! The Riverwest Radio podcast Anja Notanja Asks, it airs 4p.m. central every week right here: http://www.riverwestradio.com/
The CLACK-A-THON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anja Notanja Sieger
414-324-9484, notanja@gmail.com
CLACK-A-THON!
Six Typists, Six Typewriters, One World Championship Cup.
When: April 17th, 9-11p.m. Gallery night, immediately after new Pfister artist Todd Mrozinski’s inaugural residency show which runs from 5-9p.m.
Where: Pfister Hotel’s Rouge Ballroom, 424 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Six hot-shot writers will take on-the-spot audience requests for love letters, insults, and letters from pets in a teeth clenched, knuckles bared two-hour performance on real manual typewriters, organized and hosted by Pfister Narrator, Anja Notanja Sieger. Live music by John Sieger! During the 15-minute intermission watch resident artist Todd Mrozinski trace the shadows of the clack-a-thon players! At the end of the evening one talented clackist will walk away with the championship cup, but who will the audience decide it to be?
“This half improvised literary performance explores how live audience pressure and personal customization affects the creation of a written masterpiece. The CLACK-A-THON asks, ‘What is the relevance of athletic championship in the literary world? Is it true that in any gathering of writers only one can be elevated to creative genius?’
In this patriarchal, sports-obsessed society, is a real-time competition the only way we’ll get the American public to appreciate the living poet as a hero? Perhaps by donning capes, forming teams, trading cards, and bringing our composition-writing process into the arena of public scrutiny, maybe, just maybe, the poet will reign superior. Perhaps chapbooks and t-shirts will be autographed. Perhaps the avant-garde will clack through the ballroom of tradition.” -Anja Notanja Sieger, organizer and current Pfister Narrator.
Anja Notanja Sieger is the founder of “La Prosette,” a one-woman typewriter performance writing service and currently serves as resident Narrator for the Pfister Hotel through the end of April 2015.
The Players:
Jenna Kashou, Freelance Journalist and Pfister Narrator Emeritus.
Freesia McKee, Feminist Poet and Activist, and frequent La Prosette contributor.
Molly Snyder, of OnMilwaukee.com, Pfister Narrator Emeritus.
Nick Ramsey, Poet Laureate of Racine, Wisconsin.
Monjča Jan Berenby, Performance Artist and frequent La Prosette contributor.
Monica Thomas, poet
Renee Bebeau, artist, will be performing as a cheerleader
Jo Ha will be banging the CLACK-A-THON gong!
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/335408389981479/
Anja Notanja on Public Radio International!
One of my favorite shows, "To the Best of Our Knowledge" recently interviewed me about my work. Listen here:
While being interviewed for the paper I invented a new word!
When circus painter and art columnist Stacey Williams-Ng came over to my house and interviewed me for the Journal-Sentinel's Art City column, she asked me to spurt three funny words as quickly as possible. I swiftly produced something that had never been uttered by any vocal chord anywhere ever before. Fortunately, she had a tape recorder and you can read what it is here...
If you come up a definition for it please email notanja@gmail.com. If I really like it you could win a complementary RADIOWAVE FROM SPACE!
La Prosette will be appearing at only one holiday fair this December....
Fourteen Virtuous Undesirables
These objects were all culled from my parent’s house where things do not get thrown away easily. It has been over forty years since they moved in, so they live in a museum of 20th & 21st century debris. Before making the painful decision to throw something away, every possible virtue or alternative use for that at-risk item is considered. My installation below was one of thirty artist’s responses to the topic of “Easily Discarded” at the last CultureJam.
Poetry Workshop With Anja Notanja Sieger in Chicago
La Prosette Presents "LIVE Radiowaves From Space"
On August 13th 2014, Anja Notanja transcribed live messages from outer space on Wisconsin Avenue in tandem with the Night Market. Customers simply asked what it was that they wanted to know from space and the answers fell down from the sky and were picked up by Notanja's antennae. At 9 p.m. fellow space traveler, Beth Ratas demonstrated native dances from various regions of outer space. Unfortunately, there is no documentation of her dances at this time, BUT THEY WERE SPENDORIOSO!
Before anyone took me up on getting a message from space a man asked me "What if I am skeptical?"
Renee Bebeau prepared my hands with cosmic henna for optimal space transcription.
Renee also designed the symbol on my hand. It means "everything is connected."
Dena wanted to know if she should move away from Austin.
Kat wanted to know if there are dogs out in space.
This guy wanted to know if Sarah should move to Costa Rica or not.
She wanted advice from space for her three young adult daughters.
She wanted to know if it was a good idea to quit her job at Goodwill and start her own craft business.
This woman wanted to know when can we travel to Mars???
He wanted to know: HOW MANY?
They wanted to know if James' love would last.
Julie didn't know what she wanted to know, only that she knew she wanted to know something.
Michelle wanted to know what kind of food is eaten in outer space.
Caitlin Haycock snapped a shot of me experiencing a moment of space reception on her cell phone.
La Prosette Presents ADVICE
On July 16th I invited performance artist Monica Bennett to join me in writing ADVICE on the street. We offered $6 advice, $12 "good" advice and $24 "really damn good" advice. Next Wednesday, August 13th I will be back at the Night Market, but this time I will be offering live radiowave messages from space. Around 9 p.m. dancer Beth Ratas will join me to demonstrate various dances of outer space natives!
Introducing One-of-a-kind Poem Collages!
Last night I made 18 poem collages. I went to the Maker Market today and every last one of them sold! These are collages from rough drafts of things I have written. I keep my rough drafts around so I have plenty of material to work with. Expect to see some more of these the next time you catch me at a fair or recital!
Anja Notanja Sieger Named 7th Pfister Hotel Narrator
Read my hotel adventures at http://blog.thepfisterhotel.com/
Unedited Works Typed Live From Recent Street Fairs
They stopped fracking from happening.
He just wanted something brief about Emily Dickinson.
She always looks at the clock at 11:11.
He wanted something that contained things not often talked about and some inspiration.
This was to a singer with a injury that prevented her from singing at the moment.
Cats really will nap anywhere.
Midlife crisis! Midlife crisis!
You have to know a bit about Milwaukee to get the Hoan bridge reference.
Prosettes Read Live On Riverwest Radio's Burdock Hour
Special thanks to Keith Gausted, Riverwest Film and Video and the charming blonde tail.
An Explanation For Why He Left Her
From a recent Racine's Art Council BONK! reading.
Source: http://youtu.be/4oo7qDa6q4g
