A Magical Evening of Words, Painting and Music

Electric Birds of of Pothakudi
Join us for a magical evening of words, painting and music with Karthika Naïr, Joelle Joliet and Alex Freiman, to celebrate the beautiful English edition of Electric Birds of Pothakudi. Suitable for both the young (6 years and up) and the young-at-heart.

Free & open to all. Places limited. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. Most events take place on our first floor, which is accessible by stairs. If you have any concerns about access, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Karuppu Raja dearly loves his village of Pothakudi. In the summer of Protected content , even as the pandemic raged over the world, a small report circulated across Indian newspapers: Pothakudi, a village in Tamil Nadu, went without street lighting for 35 nights, because a pair of vannathikuruvi, Oriental Magpie Robins, had built a nest, and laid eggs, inside the sole circuit breaker that powered all its street lamps. Electric Birds of Pothakudi springboards from this very real event to create a magical tale of interspecies solidarity and community. Karthika Naïr is a poet, playwright, fabulist and dance scenarist.
Joëlle Jolivet is an outstanding Illustrator who works mostly in linocut. She knows how to style without losing sight of the original object, and is passionate about detail. Her books have been published internationally. She lives and works in Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Alex Freiman is a guitarist, composer, and singer trained at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.