John Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror BY Joan Arnold, Tom Curwen, Jim Paul, Gil Schwartz, Louise Steinman, Terry Wolverton

Summary: A staged reading of John Ashbery's great, dense work-one of the defining poems of the 20th century. Six readers, accompanied by projected text and image, illuminate and bring to life Ashbery's tonal shifts and juxtapositions. Directed by Jim Paul with technical direction by Beth Thielen.