Essays, interviews, poetry and criticism in English from Critical Point.
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It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning
When one reads the poem “Grains of Wheat” by Avrom Sutzkever (written in the ghetto of Vilna and here read and analyzed in English translation, see here for the full text in…
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Speed, power and exercises of meditation – the youngest generation of composers at the Kalv composer academy
By Mihaela Rusu Sometimes life can be surprising. A Facebook post brought me here, to Sweden, in the middle of nature, to express my admiration for contemporary music and Swedish culture, together…
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The future of music criticism? Reflections from the first international workshop of music journalism in Kalv, Svenljunga
By Luminița Duțică On the 8th to 11th of August 2019, the picturesque small village of Kalv, in a remote area in south west Sweden, hosted the 16th edition of a festival for contemporary music.…
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Det nya alfabetet – vad är det, och hur många? / The new alphabet – what is that, and how many?
Av Miriam Rasch [svenska, english below] Vad är ett alfabet? Jag gillar frågor som är både fånigt enkla och samtidigt förvirrande. I den bemärkelsen är öppningsdagarna för ett nytt långtidsprojekt 2019-2021 vid…
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Dreaming of Sweden
Av Julie Balot Minnesota-raised and California resident Julie Balot recounts her childhood experiences of Sweden in America. Years later over the course of a few weeks she meets the World in Sweden at…
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