Bob Dylan Redeems the Time

Sun May 23, 17:30 - Sun May 23, 19:30

Summit Place Guest House

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Presented by Associate Professor Emerita Lesley Marx


“Greetings to my fans and followers with gratitude for all your support and loyalty across the years. This is an unreleased song we recorded a while back that you might find interesting. Stay safe, stay observant and may God be with you.” So wrote Bob Dylan—delicately, wryly—for his YouTube revelation, “Murder Most Foul.” He’s always been attuned to the key disturbances of the times and released the full album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, on June 19th, 2020 in the midst of an especially apocalyptic moment. “He sings,” writes Rolling Stone, “in a voice that’s out of time, like the sardonic ghost sifting through the wreckage of the 20th century on ‘Desolation Row.’” While June 19th is loaded with meaning, the entire album cross-references swaths of history, popular culture, literature, and more.


On the occasion of his 80th birthday, this 2-hour lecture—illustrated with video and song clips—will explore some of the mesmerising ways in which Dylan redeems our time.



When

Sunday 23rd May 2021

17.00 for 17.30 (ends at 19.30)


Where

Summit Place Guest House


What to bring

Own drinks (including glasses) and snacks

Face mask


Capacity

50 pax


Postponement policy

In the unlikely event of a postponement, you will be given the option to redeem your ticket on the new date.

 

 

DIRECTIONS

Bob Dylan Redeems the Time
Summit Place Guest House
15 Summit Way, Nova Constantia, Cape Town, 7806
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