‘Storm Still’- a unique performance of Austrian writer Peter Handke’s novel ‘Storm Still’ (Seagull Books, 2014) combining elements of literature, theatre and music will be staged today at Jatra Biroti in the city’s Banani area.  The novel was adapted for the stage by musician Varun Kishore and actor Tanaji Dasgupta. Varun Kishore composed the music which creates a new environment for the text. Tanaji Dasgupta interprets the text visually.It’s a dream, a rant, a stream of consciousness, a string of memories. About life and death. And war and peace. And family. And roots. It’s about the past and the future. Colliding in the present. Born in in Griffen, Austria, in 1942, Peter Handke has won numerous prestigious awards, including the America Award in Literature (2002) and the Franz Kafka Prize (2009). In 2014, he won the International Ibsen Award. The awards ceremony included a German performance of Storm Still, using the English translation by Martin Chalmers (Seagull Books, 2014) as subtitles.
His many works of fiction include The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1969), and The Left-Handed Woman (1978). He is also a writer of acclaimed plays, including Till Day You do Part, or a Question of Light (English translation published by Seagull Books, 2010). In 2012, Storm Still received the Muelheim Dramatists Prize, the Nestroy Award for ‘Best Piece’ and was adjudged the ‘Piece of the Year’ by the prestigious Theater magazine.

Where:     Jatra Biroti, 60 Kamal             Ataturk Avenue, Banani
When:     8pm, today