The event will take place on March 5th, 2024, from 7 p.m. at the Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, 10021, NY.  

Program:
Welcome remarks: Arnošt Kareš, Consul General of the Czech Republic
Concept and Introduction: Michael Lahr von Leïtis
with Peter Kendall Clark (Recitation)
Jeannie Im (Soprano)
and Dan Franklin Smith (Piano)

Part dramatic reading, part concert, the musical-literary collage The World According to Kafka juxtaposes texts from Franz Kafka’s short stories, diaries, letters, and aphorisms with compositions by his Czech contemporaries as well as Kafka-settings by German contemporary composer Stefan Heucke. The World According to Kafka consists of four parts: the first one deals with The Ideal and its Unattainability, the second part is titled The Individual and the World, the third one is centered around the topic of Illness and Death, and the fourth part focuses on Redemption and Paradise.

Please find the full programme in the attachment.

The event is organised by Elysium - Between Two Continents, The Lahr von Leïtis Academy & Archive and the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York.

The event is free but seats are limited. Please confirm your attendance by March 1, through the registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-according-to-kafka-a-musical-literary-collage-tickets-820355694967

We look forward to seeing you.

The World According to Kafka: A Musical-Literary Collage (PDF, 874 KB)