Fall & Fly: Schvédranne Meets Agneta Falk

When San Francisco’s protest poetry meets French music, a unique and powerful performance is born. The result of a collaboration between French musician Schvédranne and Swedish-American poet Agneta Falk, this project is a hybrid show combining poetry and sound creation.

Agneta, a leading figure on the San Francisco poetry scene, joins forces with French guitarist Schvédranne to bring to life a repertoire of texts from California’s counter-culture. Their performance, enriched by Céline Frezza’s French translations, offers a unique immersive experience where improvised music dialogues with committed poetry.

On stage, the project takes on its full scope: Agneta powerfully embodies the texts, while Schvédranne weaves a sonic background with his guitar and computer compositions. This multi-faceted show pays tribute to San Francisco’s poetic heritage, to feminism, and to the spirit of revolt that still drives artistic creation today.

Join us for a reception after the performance, where guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy a complimentary glass of French wine in the company of fellow Francophiles, music lovers, and poetry enthusiasts.

Doors at 6:00 p.m., program at 6:30. Please enter via 54 W Chicago Ave. Poems will be read in both French and English. Non-alcoholic options available.

About Schvédranne

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Antoine Colonna first cut his teeth in the 90s in rock and fusion bands before turning to electronic music. Now established in the elecro scene, he participates in the dissemination and exploration of this music with labels Salamah Production and Jarring Effects. In 2014, he founded the electro poetic project Schvédranne and has since collaborated with both French and American poets. These meetings have resulted in two albums, a collection, and numerous video and stage creations.

About Agneta Falk

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Agneta Falk was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1946. Her life as a poet and visual artist began in England, Italy, and France and continued in San Francisco, where she has lived since 1998. Her first poetry collection, Here By Choice, was published in London by Trigram Press in 1980. In 1996, she served as co-editor alongside Judy Benson of an important anthology of elegiac poetry, The Long Pale Corridor, published in England by Bloodaxe Books. Over the course of the year 2000, Italy’s Multimedia Edizioni published a bilingual edition of her largest poetry collection, It’s Not Love, It’s Love.

She is actively involved in the fight against human trafficking and is a member of the Revolutionary Poets Brigade. Her work is featured in several anthologies and has been translated into numerous languages.

About Céline Frezza

Céline Frezza is a musician, singer, and artistic director of the label Jarring Effects.