Press Announcement: We proudly present.
„Austrian Literature goes beat“
Austrian poets Elias Schneitter /Heinz D. Heisl with
actor & composer Jimmy Flynn perform texts in German & English
on thursday october 26, 5:00-6:45 PM
At the Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (Between Houston and Bleecker)
F train to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker
on friday october 22, 8:00 PM
Northampton Massachusetts.
(at Gerard Malangas house, private audience)
on thursday October 28, 7:30-9:00 PM
"Elias Schneitter & company"
(with Jack Hirschman, Heinz D. Heisl. Jimmy Flynn)
Beat Museum San Francisco
540 Broadway (at Columbus)
San Francisco, CA 94133
Biographies/Biografien
Heinz D. Heisl, born in Innsbruck, Austria; studied music, composer and singer, under contract by
RCA; literary prices and awards; his recent novel "Greiner" was published 2009; organizes since 2003
together with Elias Schneitter and others the legendary literary festival “Sprachsalz” (“language salt”) in
Hall Tyrol.
(German: Heinz D. Heisl, geboren in Innsbruck, studierte Musik, Komposition und Gesang, Vertrag bei
RCA; diverse literarische Preise und Stipendien; sein aktueller Roman "Greiner" erschien 2009;
organisiert gemeinsam mit Elias Schneitter und anderen das legendäre Literaturfestival "Sprachsalz" in
Hall in Tirol. )
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German: Elias Schneitter, born in Innsbruck, Austria. Recent publication (a trilogy) about cafe-poets
in Austria, from which he will read at the beat-museum. Several publications, especially poems and prose
have been published. Organizing since 2003 together with Heinz D. Heisl and others the legendary literary
festival “Sprachsalz” (“language salt”) in Hall Tyrol, where every year beat poets were invited.
(German: Elias Schneitter geboren in Innsbruck, Österreich. Aus der aktuellen Publikation (Trilogie) über
Kaffehausdichter in Österreich wird er lesen. Hat verschiedenen Werke (Prosa und Lyrik)
veröffentlicht; organisiert gemeinsam mit Heinz D. Heisl und anderen das legendäre Literaturfestival
"Sprachsalz" in Hall in Tirol. )
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Jimmy Flynn, born in USA, is a musical theatre composer and lyricist writing, and producing in New
York City. Trained at Michigan State University, a member of the Dramatists Guild and BMI, he has
worked with some of the leading professionals in his field and created music for many theatrical
productions. His Musical Comedy “What Would Esther Williams Do in a Situation like This?” was
produced in New York City and directed by Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer and original
Broadway cast member of "a Chorus Line”, Thommie Walsh. “Walt Whitman and the Song of Himself”, a
musical play which he co-authored with ERIC BLAU, the well known creator of “Jacques Brel is Alive and
Well and Living in Paris” will be produced this upcoming Spring in Toronto.
(German: Jimmy Flynn, geboren in den USA, ist ein Musical Komponist; er arbeitet und lebt in New York.
ausgebildet an der Michigan Universität, Mitglied des Dramatic Guild und der BMI, hat er mit einigen
führenden Profis für Musical und Theaterproduktionen zusammengearbeitet. Sein Musical „What
"WhatWould Esther Williams Do in a Situation like This?” wurde in New York produziert und inszeniert
vom Tony Award Gewinner und original Broadway Mitglied der Crew von "a Chorus Line", Tommy Walsh.
Das Musical "Walt Whitman and the Song of Himself” schrieb Jimmy Flynn gemeinsam mit Eric Blau,
dem bekannten Schöpfer von “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”. Es wird im nächsten
Frühling in Toronto uraufgeführt.
© sprachkauz
