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Writer
Felipe Cattapan was born in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and lives with his family in Horgen (Zurich).
He is a choral and orchestral conductor and also works as a lecturer at the University of the Arts Bern and as a guest lecturer at other institutions. He is the director of various interdisciplinary projects, especially at the interface between literature and music. In 2017, he won the Personality of the Year 2017: Culture Award (Braslider Org., São Paulo, Brazil) as a conductor and writer.
Since 2010, Felipe Cattapan is also working professionally with literature. He writes poems, short stories and theater plays in Portuguese (Brazilian), developing, with great enthusiasm, intensity and originality his own style. He won numerous prizes in Brazil and Portugal (also first prizes). He has many texts in literary journals and anthologies from Brazil and Portugal and regularly participates in literary and cultural events (for example: 1st. Intercultural Meeting, City Library Biel, 2016; Salon International du Livre et de la Presse de Genève, 2017, 2018 and 2019; 3rd. Poetry Festival of Lisbon, 2018; FLIP Brazil, 2019; 4th. Poetry Festival of Lisbon, 2019 etc.). He also teaches the Portuguese (Brazilian) language, gives lectures on literature and music and was a juror at the 2nd. Poetry Festival of Lisbon (2017).
His book «Densidades Cíclicas» (poems and short stories in Portuguese; cover by Beat Zoderer; recommended by Adriana Lisboa, Stefan Kunzmann and Teresa Ribeiro; foreword by Ricardo Prado) was published in Brazil in October 2016, and, later, in Switzerland; the 3rd. edition was published in 2018. In 2017 it was the best-selling book by Helvetia publisher house! Felipe Cattapan would also be possibly interested in a translation.
He is currently writing a book (in German) about Péter Eötvös as conductor and teacher.
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/es/escritor/
The launches of the three editions of the book "Densidades Cíclicas" took place at: University of Zurich; Salon International du Livre et de la Presse in Geneva; 2nd., 3rd. and 4th. Lisbon Poetry Festivals; Winterthur Municipal Library; Centro Brasil Cultural in Zurich; FLIP in Paraty, Brazil; etc.
Book store online: http://helvetiaeditions.com/product-category/loja/page/2/
Lectures
Lecture on the book «Densidades Cíclicas» (Rio de Janeiro, October 2016).
Lecture on the book «Densidades Cíclicas» (University of Zurich, December 2016).
«A Dialogue between Music and Literature» ("II Festival de Poesia de Lisboa", September 2017).
Lecture on the book «Densidades Cíclicas» (Stadtbibliothek Winterthur, Switzerland, May 2018).
«Brazilian Literature: Guimarães Rosa» - in German (Zurich, June 2018).
«Music and Poetry» - in German (Zurich, June 2018).
«Inspiration in Music and in Poetry» («3.° Festival de Poesia de Lisboa», September 2018).
Lectures on Fernando Pessoa - in German (Zurich, January 2019).
Lecture on the book «Densidades Cíclicas» (FLIP Brazil, Paraty, July 2019).
Lecture on «Poesia Concreta» («4.° Festival de Poesia de Lisboa», September 2019).
Lectures on Vinicius de Moraes - in German (online and in Kilchberg, Switzerland, December 2020).
Lectures on José Saramago with Dr. Albert von Brunn - in German (Zurich, June 2022).
Participation in the 2nd. Villa Felice Symposium: "Metaphysics and Aesthetics" - in German (Minusio, Switzerland, September 2023).
Lectures on Argentinian literature and music with Dr. Albert von Brunn - in German (Zurich, May/June 2024).
"Um Espaço além do Tempo, um Tempo além do Espaço"
My new book in Portuguese/Brazilian ("Um Espaço além do Tempo, um Tempo além do Espaço") will soon be published by Kotter Editorial in Portugal and Brazil. The book, which can already be pre-ordered (https://kotter.com.br/loja/um-espaco-alem-do-tempo-um-tempo-alem-do-espaco/ and https://kotterpt.com/um-espaco-alem-do-tempo-um-tempo-alem-do-espaco), contains two unpublished works: the theater play "X Minutos" and the novella "Emulação".
Dates:
1) Samambaia Bar
Rua da Voz do Operário 13, 1100-621 Lisbon, Portugal
Date: 13th. of July 2024
Time: 5 pm
2) TEATRO TABLADO
Av. Lineu de Paula Machado, 795, CEP 22460-000 - Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro - RJ Brazil
Date: 9th. of August 2024
Time: 8 pm
3) Brasilea
Westquaistrasse 39 | CH - 4057 Basel
www.brasilea.com
Date: 15th. of September 2024
Time: 2 pm
4) Dona Sá Cafélädle
Sigwartstrasse 20
Tübingen, Germany
In cooperation with the "Baden Württembergisches Brasilien- und Lateinamerika-Zentrum" (Tübingen University)
Date: 22nd. of February 2025
Time: 5 pm
We are currently starting to promote the book (press, internet and other media). If you are interested, my publisher and I are at your disposal (interviews, reports, reviews, etc.).
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/es/escritor/
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