Author Archives: Adrian Hornsby

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Pianologues at Summerhall, Edinburgh

Posted on 28 Jul 2017 by Adrian Hornsby

‘I used to play this with my Dad …’ … so opens the pianologue — a masterful interweaving of stories, music and the stuff of life from acclaimed pianist Will Pickvance. From late night piano sessions with his father, Will … Continue reading →

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40.71, -73.95, 28/02

Posted on 03 Apr 2017 by Adrian Hornsby

chalk, light piano from Música Callada by Federico Mompou

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Nested Narratives

Posted on 28 Mar 2017 by Adrian Hornsby

Dominic Thiem, the Austrian tennis ace and world no.8, is packing away his rackets after a hard won three-setter in Rotterdam. It was only a first round match, and he’s relieved to be through. What’s left of the crowd is … Continue reading →

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cherry blossoms and haiku

Posted on 28 Mar 2017 by Adrian Hornsby

.末世末代でもさくらさくら哉 a corrupt world in its latter days… but cherry blossoms!   haiku by Kobayashi Issa trans. David G. Lanoue

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Learning from George

Posted on 27 Jul 2015 by Adrian Hornsby

An essay-memoir about Shakespeare & Company, George Whitman, Paris, and that whole world … Learning from George by Adrian Hornsby, published by Paravion Press, 2015 see more …

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Moko & Loupe

Posted on 11 Jul 2015 by Adrian Hornsby

with music by s i n k written and directed by Adrian Hornsby Watch the film (18 mins), or the Youtube trailer (45 sec) ABOUT MOKO & LOUPE Moko & Loupe is a short comic film about friendship at the frayed ends … Continue reading →

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Paris your plughole is up! Sink le mini tour!

Posted on 07 Nov 2014 by Adrian Hornsby

après moi le déluge et le déluge tombe dans le sink à Paris Saturday 8th Nov, 5pm :: Tumbleweed Music sink play Shakespeare & Co., 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 5e later on Saturday 8th Nov, 7.30pm :: Sink the Jazzbar … Continue reading →

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Two Scintillae (regarding three Italian girls, a Japanese monk, and the nature of enlightenment)

Posted on 31 Oct 2014 by Adrian Hornsby

This afternoon on the corner of Bermondsey Street I saw three Italian girls, all looking at maps on their phones. Each was turning her phone to orientate the map better to the street, but at the same time, the phone … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Mike Dineen

Posted on 26 Apr 2014 by Adrian Hornsby

Mike Dineen passed away last Thursday. In productions I was involved in, Mike played the judge in Earth in Paris and Amsterdam, and 3 in the Châteaudun performance of Part 2 of Three Parts — the first public performance of a … Continue reading →

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MING-MAO-QING

Posted on 21 Mar 2014 by Adrian Hornsby

Reading over China-related notes (poking at As Big As The Sky), some interesting connections suggested themselves among the papers paving my study floor. 1. In Ming dynasty China, a bill proclaiming legally stipulated punishments: 80 blows for striking another so … Continue reading →

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