Performance Texts & Productions
Launch of J'Accuse...! (April 2022, Tranzac Club, Toronto)
GEC’s Wordsong event at Revival House, Stratford. November 13th 2022.
Performances:
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song (#12): The Fisher Sessions.” Presented by GEC and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Host: GEC. Readings of poems by GEC, Antonia Facciponte, Keith Garebian, Al Moritz, Corrado Paina, Giovanna Riccio, and Eleni Zisimatos. Songs for 5 poets composed by Juliet Palmer and James Rolfe. Vocalists: Rebecca Cuddy and Alex Samaras. Pianist: Helen Becqué. (Rolfe’s songs were commissioned by GEC; Palmer’s songs were co-commissioned by GEC and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.) Live presentation, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto (ON), May 23, 2024.
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song (#11): Saltwater Spirituals and Uppity Blues.” Presented by GEC and Halifax Public Libraries. Host: GEC. Readings of poems by Delvina Bernard, GEC, Robert de la Chevotiere, Hon. Mayann Francis, Abena Beloved Green, Reed iZrEAL Jones, and Lance Sampson (Aquakultre). Songs for 5 poets composed by D.D. Jackson. Vocalist: Linda Carvery. Pianist: D.D. Jackson. (All poets’ songs commissioned by GEC and the Halifax Public Libraries.) Live presentation, Halifax Central Library, Halifax (NS), February 10, 2024.
George Elliott Clarke Presents: 5 Poets Breaking Into Song(#11): Saltwater Spirituals & Uppity Blues
https://www.youtube.com/live/4mbUvOIqmL0?si=sBcGU_qembl4kGzI
Pass: 5Poets-2024
An Evening of Poetry & Music with George Elliott Clarke and Nevawn D. Patrick. Presented in the Presence of Hon. Arthur J. LeBlanc, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, & Hon. Patsy LeBlanc. Poetry by Sylvia Hamilton and GEC. Compositions to poetry by Hamilton (1 poem) and GEC (3 poems) written by Nevawn D. Patrick, performed by Holly Arsenault (pianist) and Linda Carvery (vocals). (3 pieces commissioned by George Elliott Clarke; 1 piece commissioned by GEC and the Halifax Public Libraries.) Hosts: Melissa Goertzen & GEC. Government House, Halifax, NS, February 9, 2024.
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song (# le Tenth).” Presented by GEC and East and West Learning Connections. Hosts: GEC, James Rolfe, and Giovanna Riccio. Readings of poems by GEC, Irving Layton, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Mansour Noorbakhsh, Giovanna Riccio, Armand Garnet Ruffo, and Yeshim Ternar. Songs for 5 poets composed by Juliet Palmer (GEC, Noorbakhsh,Riccio, Ruffo, and Ternar ) and James Rolfe (Layton & MacEwen). Vocalist: Laura Swankey. Pianist: Juliet Palmer. (All poets’ songs commissioned by GEC.) Live presentation, Canadian Music Centre, Toronto (ON), December 15, 2023.
Black Community Mixtapes. Episode 4: “Literature.” OYA Productions. Aired: CityTV, October 8, 2023.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29208501/?ref_=tt_ep_pr
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29208501/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Release of James Rolfe’s CD, Wound Turned to Light: New Songs by James Rolfe, Redshift Records (TK540) Toronto (ON), 2023. 19 tracks, including 16 songs commissioned by GEC, including, “Bombastic” (Rolfe/GEC) and “To the Poet” (Rolfe/GEC). Other tracks include: A.F. Moritz (“Marigold”); Andrea Thompson (“Wound Turned to Light”); Louise Bernice Halfe (“Burning in This Midnight Dream”); Leonard Cohen (“For E.J.P.”); Choucri Paul Zemokhol (“Moon”); Boyd Warren Chubbs (“After the Love at Victoria Street”); Amatoritsero Ede (“V”); Luciano Iacobelli (“and then a second dream”); Giovanna Riccio (“Namesake”); Ayesha Chatterjee (“The way spring jabs”); Banoo Zan (“Phoenix IV”); Richard Sanger (“Last Paddle”); Astrid Brunner (“Prelude” and “Minuet 1”); and Anna Yin (“Spirit Tree”).
https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/wound-turned-to-light
Publication of Nevawn Patrick scores for “George Elliott Clarke Presents: 5 Poets Breaking Into Song (#8)”: George Elliott Clarke Presents: 5 Poets Breaking Into Song (#8). Comp. Nevawn Patrick. Halifax: Halifax Public Libraries, 2023.
https://halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S135C2079161
D.D. Jackson performance of 5 GEC-commissioned songs in NYC, June 24, 2023.
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song: ‘The 9th Symphony.” Presented by GEC and East and West Learning Connections. Hosts: GEC and Giovanna Riccio. Readings of poems by Gwendolyn MacEwen, Stephen Morrissey, Giovanna Riccio, Armand Garnet Ruffo, Libby Scheier, and Yeshim Ternar. Songs for 5 poets composed by D.D. Jackson (Scheier & Riccio), Juliet Palmer (Ruffo & Ternar), and James Rolfe (Morrissey & MacEwen). Vocalists: D.D. Jackson and James Rolfe. Pianists: D.D. Jackson and Juliet Palmer. Special Guest Star: singer-songwriter Vanessa Wang. (All poets’ songs commissioned by GEC.) Zoom presentation, April 28, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92DMUHijWwI
“Ain’t You Scared of the Sacred?: A Spiritual.” Feat. Rhodnie Désir. Track 12 on [in]verse (bstc-0174, 2023), a CD by cellist Arlen Hlusko and Fall for Dance North, pairing poetry recited by dancemakers with the cello music created and performed by Arlen Hlusko.
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#8). Presented by GEC and Halifax Public Libraries. Hosts: GEC and Nevawn Patrick. Readings of poems by Afua Cooper, El Jones, Amatoritsero Ede, Sylvia Hamilton, and Monica Mutale. Songs for 5 poets plus GEC composed by Nevawn Patrick. Vocalist: Linda Carvery. Pianist: Holly Arsenault. (All songs commissioned by GEC and the Halifax Public Libraries.) Live presentation at the Halifax Central Library, Halifax (NS), February 12, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb7DCePNy3s
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#7). Presented by GEC and East and West Learning Connections. Hosts: Giovanna Riccio and Ian White. Readings of poems by Irving Layton, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Al Moritz, Ayesha Chatterjee, Giovanna Riccio, Stephen Morrissey, and GEC. Songs composed by James Rolfe. Songs performed by James Rolfe and Karen Usha. Pianist: Juliet Palmer. (All songs commissioned by GEC.) Live presentation at the Canadian Music Centre, Toronto (ON), November 19, 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZGfcRZo534
“Wordsong: Three poets set to music.” With James Rolfe (vocals) and Juliet Palmer (pianist). Host: Heidi Sander. Revival House, Stratford (ON), November 13, 2022.
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#6). Presented by GEC and Tartan Turban Secret Reading Series (#36). Hosts: GEC and Gavin Barrett. Readings of poems by Irving Layton, Micheline Maylor, Bruce Meyer, Al Moritz, Libby Scheier, and GEC. Songs composed and performed by D.D. Jackson. (All songs commissioned by GEC—except “2641 Fuller Terrace,” commissioned by Giovanna Riccio.) By Zoom. September 23, 2022.
https://youtu.be/GNYOllLr5NE & https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLec4sl3X10cE2Tjqsv4UyR-Ig2RLVcHM3
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. [University of Guelph, Guelph, ON] IF: Improvisation Festival. Performance of “Elegy for J.F.K.” Launch time: 7 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 26, 2022. Performance released in Hour 20 (3-4 P.M. EDT, Saturday, August 27, 2022).
Presentation of 14 GEC-Commissioned James Rolfe-composed songs at the Canadian Music Centre, Toronto (NS), August 18, 2022. The songs were—in order of the commissions:
Giovanna Riccio, "Namesake”; Choucri Paul Zemokhol, "Moon"; Andrea Thompson, "Wound Turned To Light"; Astrid Brunner, "Prelude" and "Minuet 1"; Luciano Iacobelli, "and then a second dream"; Banoo Zan, "Phoenix IV"; Leonard Cohen, "For E.J.P."; Amatoritsero Ede, "V"; Boyd Warren Chubbs, "After the Love at Victoria Street"; Anna Yin, "Spirit Tree"; Al Moritz, "Marigolds"; Ayesha Chatterjee, "The Way Spring Jabs."
“Prof. George Elliott Clarke on Imperialism and the Destruction of the Ancient Library at Alexandria, Egypt.” Sankofa Pan African Series. June 2022.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGpFqSzDQZMJRqcxcBfFwCJjwph?projector=1
“Prof. George Elliott Clarke reads his Poems for Peace.” Sankofa Pan-African Series. June 2022.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGpFqSzDQZMJRqcxcBfFwCJjwph?projector=1
“Can there be World Peace without Equality?” Sankofa Pan African Series. June 2022.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGpFqSzDQZMJRqcxcBfFwCJjwph?projector=1
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#5). Presented by GEC and East and West Learning Connections. Hosts: GEC and Jovial Si. Poetry readings by Ayesha Chatterjee, Luciano Iacobelli, Giovanna Riccio, Yin Xiaoyuan, Choucri Paul Zemokhol, and GEC. Songs composed and performed by D.D. Jackson. (All songs commissioned by GEC.) By Zoom. May 27, 2022.
https://youtu.be/Q9dpvL-W0NI & https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLec4sl3X10cFd82RUpQg7uHeHFzpEy1l_
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#4). Presented by GEC and Aurora Public Library. Hosts: Giovanna Riccio and Reccia Mandelcorn. Poetry readings by Boyd Warren Chubbs, Louise Bernice Halfe, Andrea Thompson, Astrid Brunner, Anna Yin, and GEC. Songs composed and performed by James Rolfe. Piano accompaniment by Juliet Palmer. (All songs commissioned by GEC.) By Zoom. April 6, 2022.
“The Tragedy of Whylah Falls.” Song by Vanessa Wang. Recorded February 2022.
Here is the link: The Tragedy of Whylah Falls - Original Song by Vanessa Wang | Black History Month Tribute
Also performed on July 1, 2022, at Richmond Hill.
Shanice Skinner, Master of Music student, The Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, Netherlands. Employs three poems of mine to accompany her performances of select, classical pieces:
- “Campbell Road Church” (Blues and Bliss, 2008): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Xa6Nbtdx8
- “Solitude” (Whylah Falls, 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBLImEvqwc4
- “Love Letter To An African Woman” (Whylah Falls, 2000): https://youtu.be/jGG5lbIJL44
See also The Narrativity Sessions - In collaboration with ART CRUSH | Ensembl’arts: https://shaniceskinner.com/music
Promotional Videos for J’Accuse…! (Poem Versus Silence). Produced by Exile Editions. February 2022.
https://youtu.be/h4bqULk6XfA (J'Accuse…! The raison d’être)
https://youtu.be/MhWRU1KJ9nQ (J'Accuse…! The Accusation and a Poem)
https://youtu.be/TVQS1PIS_Ps (Book trailer—Introduction)
https://youtu.be/CYWNpKBu-XM (Book trailer)
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#3). Presented by GEC and East and West Learning Connections. Hosts: Giovanna Riccio and Jovial Si. Poetry readings by Paul Zemokhol, Luciano Iacobelli, Amatoritsero Ede, GEC (including reciting a poem by Leonard Cohen). (All songs commissioned by GEC.) Songs composed and performed by James Rolfe. Piano accompaniment by Juliet Palmer. By Zoom. December 10, 2021.
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/bbMEiSbzmhziDByTlSHyPNl3oZBw1ftwOtQElVw4w69yEXphamONnILkT1Gq0bVN.PCS2GBDAtdPM17pJ Passcode: 5e8Uk2#C
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#2). Presented by GEC, East and West Learning Connections, and the League of Canadian Poets. Hosts: GEC and Jovial Si. Poetry readings by Ayesha Chatterjee, Luciano Iacobelli, Giovanna Riccio, Lisa Richter, and Banoo Zan. Songs composed by Emily Hiemstra, David Jaeger, and James Rolfe. Songs sung by Karen Usha Gray, Emily Hiemstra, James Rolfe. Piano accompaniment by Adam Hu, David Jaeger, and Juliet Palmer. (GEC commissioned songs by Iacobelli, Riccio, Richter, and Zan.) Tranzac Club, Toronto (ON), November 5, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJkQ5crEceE
Periodicities: A Journal of poetry and poetics. September 15, 2021. GEC reading “Orphee noire,” “Negro Inventory,” and “The Song of Solomon.”
https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2021/09/george-elliott-clarke-john-m-bennett.html
Improvised Poetry. GEC. IF [Improv Fest] Festival. International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. By Zoom. August 13-14, 2021.
“From the Loyalists to Father Burton.” Poem. GEC. Recited and recorded for “BLK” [film documentary]. Hungry Eyes Media. Toronto (ON), July 21, 2021.
“Storm” by Shadrach Kabango (Shad). Ft. pHoenix Pagliacci and GEC. [Some vocals and lyrics by GEC.] Single and video premiered on June 22, 2021. From Tao, album by Shad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE7F8O_9BMw
Freedom Cabaret Showstarter. Interview with GEC. Stratford Festival. June 2021.
https://vimeo.com/user111273387/review/564227249/08a2094200
“5 Poets Breaking Into Song” (#1). Presented by GEC and East and West Learning Connections. Hosts: GEC and Yang Wang. Poetry readings by Ayesha Chatterjee, Giovanna Riccio, Lisa Richter, Ayeash Chatterjee (for Andrea Thompson), and Anna Yin. Songs composed by Emily Hiemstra, David Jaeger, and James Rolfe. Songs sung by Karen Usha Gray, Emily Hiemstra, James Rolfe. Piano accompaniment by David Jaeger, Juliet Palmer, and Gao Yuan. Guitar accompaniment by Mike Barry. By Zoom. May 14, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plPun4RhU4I
Recorded “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Ground Zero: Ypres, Wipers, Ieper” by Jacqueline Larson Carmichael. Recorded for Jacqueline Carmichael, via Zoom. October 3, 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDvIIjzvuQ&feature=youtu.be
“Ain’t You Scared of the Sacred: A Spiritual.” Recited by Rhodnie Désir. “[In]verse.” Fall for Dance North. Accompaniment: “Shades,” by Daijana Wallace. Cellist: Arlen Hlusko. Ms. Desir and Ms. Hlusko performed their pieces following an interview with Lily Sutherland. October 11, 2020.
https://www.ffdnorth.com/program/artist-talks
“Ain’t You Scared of the Sacred: A Spiritual.” Recited by Rhodnie Désir. “[In]verse.” Fall for Dance North. Accompaniment: “Shades,” by Daijana Wallace. Cellist: Arlen Hlusko. October 5, 2020.
https://www.ffdnorth.com/program/poetry-project#tracks
On “Ride On, King Jesus,” as performed by Portia White. Ethics of Songs Project, Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto. Laura Menard. ZOOM. August 5, 2020.
Published September 30, 2020, at https://www.youtube.com/c/centreforethics
“On Basic Income.” Zakide. With Clayton Windatt. Zoom. August 12, 2020.
“Weathering.” The National. CBC TV. May 11, 2020.
https://youtu.be/TLRTq-hYj40?t=2551
The Lawn Chair Virtual Soiree. April 30, 2020.
http://www.lawnchairsoiree.org/StreamVideo.html
“George Elliott Clarke—Canada (2017).” Poetry Vicenza documentary film. Poetry Vicenza, Part 2, Festival of Hope, posted April 24, 2020. With music by Gionni Di Clemente and Bruno Censori.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY6WG0RP7yM
“Flight of the (Ex-) Slave,” “The Gracious Exchange,” and “Coda.” By George Elliott Clarke. From Follow the Moon Road. Composer: Christine Donkin. Performance by Da Capo Chamber Choir. Conducted by Leonard Enns. April 20, 2020. Scroll to 4:15.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J8TXkd7xl4&feature=youtu.be
"I'm Not Myself, But a Stranger" (from Beatrice Chancy: The Opera). Words: GEC, Music: James Rolfe. Royal Conservatory of Music Violin Repertoire Level 6. Toronto: The Frederick Harris Music Co., 2021. 66-67.
Recitation of GEC’s "Psalm XXIII (Take Two)" by Yin Xiaoyuan, Beijing, China. May 2020.
https://www.ximalaya.com/waiyu/38472485/302756554
Following The Moonroad. “Flight of the Fugitive Slave,” “The Gracious Exchange,” and “Flight of the Fugitive Slave—Coda.” Composer: Christine Donkin. Text: GEC. Da Capo Chamber Choir. Cello: Mark Kosmala. Director: Leonard Enns. Mennonite Arts Weekend 2020: The Way Home. Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati (OH), February 8 & 9, 2020.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZuQPw1e_c_tN_CNagBZVyxwsc4hcVxcy/view?usp=sharing
Recording of verses for “Storm.” Music by Shad Kabango. Lyrics by GEC. Toronto (ON), November 28, 2019.
Readings from Canticles I (MMXVI) & (MMXVII), backed by jazz bassist Roberto Occhopinti. “Fanon Today: A Creative Symposium.” The Theatre Centre, Toronto (ON), November 24, 2019.
Smartphone video recording of “At Ortona: An Oratorio,” at the Canadian Embassy, Rome, Italy. Videographer: Estel Pace. November 8, 2019.
“For the Murdered and the Missing.” Selected for posting by the Canadian Bar Association on its Truth and Reconciliation website. November 2019.
“For the Murdered and the Missing.” With Andrea Currie and We’koqma’qewiskwa (The Women of We’koqma’q—a women’s hand-drumming group). 11th Annual Cabot Trail Writers Festival. The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s, Cape Breton (NS), Oct 5, 2019.
The Afro-Métis Project Aboriginal Awareness Concert. With Sugar Plum Croxen and Shelley Hamilton. Wigwamen Native Building, Toronto (ON), June 29, 2019.
Launch of CD, Constitution, by The Afro-Métis Nation. Featuring GEC, Sid Ameen, Karen Ashcroft, Sugar Plum Croxen, Gilbert Daye, Shelley Hamilton, Russ Kelley, Chris White, Ken Whiteley. Robert Gill Theatre, Toronto (ON), June 8, 2019.
Winnipeg General Strike: Cabaret 1919. With Shelley Hamilton and Sugar Plum Croxen. Socialist Project. Tranzac Club. Toronto (ON), May 14, 2019.
https://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/general-strike-1919-cabaret/
Jiang Tong. “Recitation of ‘David (Marginal Notes)’” by GEC. Beijing, China. May 2019.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwChJfNCJncHgQZFWbmrSJRFXWQ?projector=1&messagePartId=0.3
Launch of CD, Constitution, by The Afro-Métis Nation. Featuring GEC, Karen Ashcroft, Sugar Plum Croxen, Gilbert Daye, Shelley Hamilton, Russ Kelley, and Chris White. Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, Halifax (NS), April 27, 2019.
Following The Moonroad. “Flight of the Fugitive Slave,” “The Gracious Exchange,” and “Flight of the Fugitive Slave—Coda.” Composer: Christine Donkin. Text: GEC. Da Capo Chamber Choir. Cello: Miriam Stewart-Kroeker. Director: Leonard Enns. St. John the Evangelist Church, Kitchener (ON), March 9, 2019, and Trillium Lutheran Church, Waterloo (ON), March 10, 2019.
“The Green New Deal.” Narration of a social-media video for The Leap. February 5, 2019.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7p27E6hzvk
“To Tell Dalhousie’s Story: Speak a Poem Insurgent / Sound a Piano Insolent.” Recitation of “The Story of Dalhousie; or, The University as Insurgency.” Text by GEC. With pianist Tim Crofts. The Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax (NS), December 6, 2018.
Halifax Explosion Remembrance. Excerpt from “Achieving Disaster, Dreaming Resurrection: Witnessing the Halifax Explosion, 6 December 1917, and After,” by George Elliott Clarke. With pianist Tim Crofts. The Music Room, Halifax (NS), December 5, 2018. Film by Mark Whidden.
Unveiling of Mural of “Rollcall,” created by pupils at Polson Park Public School, Kingson (ON), on October 11, 2018.
https://www.smore.com/j2c9u-rollcall-mural-unveiling
12 minutes of poetry recitation (from Gold Indigoes, Whylah Falls, and Black), recorded by Andrea Thomas, for a Brick Books website. October 4, 2018.
A Flash in the Pan. Film by Mark Whidden. Appearances by GEC. September 2018.
“To Tell Dalhousie’s Story: Speak a Poem Insurgent / Sound a Piano Insolent.” Recitation of “The Story of Dalhousie; or, The University as Insurgency.” Text by GEC. With pianist Tim Crofts. The Music Room, Halifax (NS), April 28 (recording) & April 29 (performance), 2018.
Taping of lines for film, “Daily Poems,” by Mark Whidden. Text by GEC and Mark Whidden. Filmed on location in Halifax, NS, April 28 & 29, 2018.
“Hymn to Portia White (II).” Music by Chris White. Lyrics by George Elliott Clarke.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#inbox/161a1f6d176b858e?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1
Bicentennial Launch. Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, February 6, 2018.
Beatrice Chancy (1999) digitized:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e2zcy3fkrpbxs9t/AADCSJIXVTAHhziaipP7CzFqa?dl=0
Halifax Explosion Remembrance. Excerpts from “Achieving Disaster, Dreaming Resurrection: Witnessing the Halifax Explosion, 6 December 1917, and After,” by George Elliott Clarke, commissioned by the Halifax Regional Municipality, recited alongside musical selections performed by Symphony Nova Scotia. Poem excerpts elected by Gary Ewer. Conductor: Gary Ewer. Musical selections: Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Overture”; Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Seventeen Come Sunday”; Sophie Eckhardt-Gramatté, “Molto Sostenuto”; Edward Elgar, “Nimrod”; Ludwig van Beethoven, “Marcia Funebre” (from Symphony No. 3); and Maurice Ravel, “Le Jardin Féerique.” Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, Halifax (NS), December 6, 2017.
“Never,” by Chris White, Mary Gick, George Elliott Clarke, Giovanna Riccio, performed in the Aboriginal Peoples Committee Room, House of Commons, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, ON, November 17, 2017.
“26 lettres: An ABC of words that are losing their meaning.” Director: Olivier Choinière. “Y—Yolo” by George Elliott Clarke. Presented during Canadian Scene at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON, June 28, 2017.
http://restoryingcanada.com/george-elliott-clarke/
Canadian Art Song Project. Dawn always begins in a new house. Music by Ana Sokolovic. Poetry by George Elliott Clarke (“Song of Ecclesiastes”), et al. Presented by the Canadian Opera Company at the Four Seasons Centre, Toronto, ON, May 17, 2017.
Conference on Global Citizenship and Sustainability Education. Performances related to George Elliott Clarke Koiné Opera. With Bruno Censori. Centro di Poesia Contemporanea, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, May 9, 2017.
Performances related to George Elliott Clarke Koiné Opera. With Bruno Censori. Liceo Lioy, Vicenza, Italy, May 8, 2017.
“La chiave per la mia arte e la canzone.” With Bruno Censori. Poetry Vicenza. Der Ruf, Vicenza, Italy, May 7, 2017.
George Elliott Clarke Koine Opera. 11 poems with musical accompaniment. Gionni Di Clemente: Guitar, bouzouki, oud. Bruno Censori: Synth guitar, keyboards; Michele Gazich: Violin. Vicenza (Italy): The Arts Box, 2017.
The Strombo Show. CBC Radio. Includes performance of “Kaddish for Leonard Cohen,” music by Susan Odle.
http://strombo.com/radio/episode/les-deuxluxes-george-elliott-clarke/
Recording of 45-47 poems for The Poetry Archive (U.K.). Morph Productions (Engineer: Ashton Price), Toronto, Ontario, April 25, 2017.
Recording of “Kaddish for Leonard Cohen,” with Susan Odle and band. Little Bullhorn Productions, Ottawa, ON, March 9, 2017.
42 Poems, recorded on April 21, 2017, at Morph Productions, Toronto (ON), for The Poetry Archive of London (UK).
https://www.poetryarchive.org/poet/george-elliott-clarke
Performance of “Hard Nails,” with Fred Winoski. Regina (SK), March 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1868394360094076&id=100007705905003
“On Autism, or Authoritative Art”: Canadian Autism Society. Poem: George Elliott Clarke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMU9z5iRA-A
“Selah.” Music by Dr. Gilbert McInnis.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15a0a0c8648f375c
Poetry Cabaret. With Sauna Music (Jordy Walker and Micah Smith) & Jazz Yukon. Northern Lights Writers’ Conference. Old Fire Hall, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, January 21, 2017.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xnkh1hau2cm37b8/AAAb7rAuaV5Xy1kkZifZMx4ga?dl=0
Interview with David White plus impromptu reading from Traverse with musical accompaniment from Sauna Music (Jordy Walker and Micah Smith). CBC Radio, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, January 19, 2017.
https://soundcloud.com/cbcyukon/poet-laureate-touches-down-in-whitehorse
Performance of “Kaddish for Leonard Cohen” by Susan O and band. Lyric: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Susan Odle. Irene’s Restaurant & Pub, Ottawa, ON, Saturday, January 14, 2017.
Performance of “Everything Is Free” by Susan O and band. Lyric: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Susan Odle. Irene’s Restaurant & Pub, Ottawa, ON, Saturday, January 14, 2017.
CKCU Radio live performance, with Susan O (Susan Odle) of my poem, “Everything Is Free” (music by Susan Odle), for the program, “Canadian Spaces.” Broadcast on Saturday, January 14, 2017, from CKCU FM, Ottawa, ON,
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/ondemand-player.html?id=30590
Symphronica Poetry Slam. Ron Davis’s SymphRONica musicians, directed by Aria Umezawa, with Shelley Hamilton, singer. Perfromances of “King Bee Blues,” “Everything Is Free,” and two pieces from the opera, Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path: “Satisfaction” and “I Have Merely Been a Traveller.” Lyrics: GEC; Music: dd Jackson; Arrangements: Ron Davis. Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON, December 1, 2016.
Chris White interview with Susan Odle, including a recording of “Everything Is Free.” Recorded October 2016.
http://www.facebook.com/Folkbooth/videos/562988707227274
“Austin C. Clarke’s ‘When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks’ (1971): Subtext.” Celebrating John Coltrane at 90—with Trouble and Special Guests Ernest Kabeer Dawkins and George Elliott Clarke. Caliban Arts Theatre. Pero Lounge, Toronto, ON, Friday, September 23, 2016.
“Everything Is Free.” Music by Susan Odle. Recorded October 2016.
http://bandcamp.com/private/X037M1HK
“Everything Is Free.” Music: Susan Odle. 20 years. By Susan O. MRCD SO-2 [2016].
Video film based on “Everything Is Free.” Director and producer: Sarah Dunscombe. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 2016.
Recording of CD with guitarist Gionni Di Clemente, guitarist and synthesizer Bruno Censori, and violinist Michele Gazich. The Art Box, Vicenza, Italy, May 7, 2016.
Extract: Trudeau: Long March/Shining Path. Posted by Marc-Antoine Daneau. August 17, 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFNcahaZC_s
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zfdno Toronto's Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke performs #3 Soul at Hear Here: Revolution with Shelley Hamilton and Jason Nett. Filmed by Justin Lauzon. April 2015.
Statement on Richard Preston and recitation of poem, “Evangelist.” Statement and Poem by George Elliott Clarke. Filmed for Black Halifax: Stories from Here. March 2015.
http://dbdli.ca/?BlackHalifax
“Anthem for Portia White.” Poem by George Elliott Clarke. Recited by Kathryn MacLellan on the occasion of the Official Unveiling of the Portrait and Naming of the Portia White Atrium. Citadel Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 5, 2015.
Introduction to “Youth Speaks”; video by Gordon Martin.
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Poetry from Whylah Falls featured in “How Exile Melts.” Play by Dana Stewart. Poetry by George Elliott Clarke. Director: Patrick Nielson. Moyse Hall Theatre, McGill University, Montreal (QC), November 20-22, 27-29, 2014.
Video poem based on a speech from “Beatrice Chancy.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvwMZ0uugeY
“Selections from Beatrice Chancy: A Concert of Voices.” Music: John Hess. Composer: James Rolfe. Play and Opera Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, November 13, 2014.
“Settling Africville.” Play: George Elliott Clarke. Director: Juanita Peters. Cast: Naomi-Joy Blackwell (Louisa Bailey, Rita Calypso, Merry Posture); Jacob Sampson (Richard Preston, Tar Mouth, Dude); Drew O’Hara (Bull Styron, Joseph Howe); and John O’Keefe (T.C. Haliburton, Earl of Dalhousie, Drunk). Producers: San Family Productions and Africville Heritage Trust. Alderney Landing Theatre, Dartmouth, NS. September 20-22, 2014.
“Evangelist” and “Richard Preston.” One poem; one prose statement. Filmed reading by George Elliott Clarke. Director: Sobaz Benjamin. Producer: Canadian Maritime Heritage Foundation. September 21, 2014.
“Early Spring in the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens.” Poem recited by Scott White for City of Toronto Canada Day festivities, Mel Lastman Square, Toronto, ON, July 1, 2014.
Dance Inspired by Illicit Sonnets. Choreographer/Dancer: Keith Macfarlane; Dancer: Payge Mildebrath; Director/Producer: Diana Manole. Gilda’s Club of Greater Toronto, Toronto, ON, April 11, 2014.
“Salim.” Choreographer/Dancer: Keith Macfarlane; Actor: Payge Mildebrath; Director/Dance Dramaturge: Diana Manole. Dance to Selections from Illicit Sonnets. Reverberations, School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto, ON, March 8, 2014.
Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture. Readings of poems from Whylah Falls, Blue, and Black. Presented by Kendra Campbell, Asha Jeffers, and Carmelita Marsden. Tribute Communities, Recital Hall, Accolade East, York University, Toronto, ON. February 3, 2014.
“Scattered Ecstasies 2013—The Poets Laureate.” Texts—“17, 34, 51” & “Jealousy”: George Elliott Clarke. 1st Actor= Greg Dehetre; 2nd Actor= Bradley Jones. 1st Artist= Judy Chappus; 2nd Artist= Kagan McLeod. Director: Barry Brodie. SHO gallery, Windsor, ON, October 4, 2013.
Launch of Illicit Sonnets. This Is Not A Reading Series. Text: George Elliott Clarke. M.C. Marc Glassman. (On-stage Interview with Susan G. Cole.) Director: Diana Manole. Stage Manager: Lois Wong. Music Director: Keith Macfarlane. Dancers/Actors: Keith Macfarlane (Salim) and Payge Mildebrath (Laila). Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, August 21, 2013.
“Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path.” Vocalypse Productions. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Directors: Marty Burt and Mary Lou Martin. Music Director: D.D. Jackson. Singers: John Lindsay-Botten (Pierre Elliott Trudeau), Ross Thompson (Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong, Jacques Fanon), Janice Jackson (Margaret Trudeau), Troy Adams (Nelson Mandela, Rscoe Robertson, Lt. Neruda), Karen Myatt (Simone Cixous), and Megan Johnson (Yu Xuanji). Sir James Dunn Theatre, Halifax, NS, June 16-21, 2010. Broadcast: CBC Radio Two, The Signal, October 1, 2011, featuring “Castro,” “JFK of Montreal,” “Cool Confucius,” “Falling Stars,” and “I Have Merely Been a Traveller.”
“Princess of the Press.” Text: George Elliott Clarke. Short story commissioned for CBC Radio, “Canada Writes.” Broadcast: September 2011.
“Selah Blues” and “Can’t Move No Stone.” Texts: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Jeremiah Sparks and James Rolfe. Vocals: Pat Watson. Keyboard: John Bird. Command Performance. Government House, Halifax, NS, March 5, 2011.
“Selah Blues” and “Can’t Move No Stone.” Texts: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Jeremiah Sparks and James Rolfe. Vocals: Pat Watson. Keyboard: John Bird. Cultural Pluralism in Performing Arts Movement Ontario. Studio Theatre, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON, November 7, 2010.
“Selah Blues” and “Close to Home.” Texts: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Jeremiah Sparks. Vocals: Pat Watson. Harmonica: John Dukworth. Keyboard: John Bird. Shelburne Writers Festival, Osprey Arts Theatre, Shelburne, NS, August 14, 2010.
“Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path.” Vocalypse Productions. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Directors: Marty Burt and Mary Lou Martin. Music Director: D.D. Jackson. Singers: John Lindsay-Botten (Pierre Elliott Trudeau), Ross Thompson (Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong, Jacques Fanon), Janice Jackson (Margaret Trudeau), Troy Adams (Nelson Mandela, Rscoe Robertson, Lt. Neruda), Karen Myatt (Simone Cixous), and Megan Johnson (Yu Xuanji). Sir James Dunn Theatre, Halifax, NS, June 16-21, 2010.
“Everything is Free” and “Song of Ecclesiastes.” Texts: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Dan Parker. Morrin Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, April 11, 2010,
Beatrice Chancy. By George Elliott Clarke. Director of Dramatic Reading: Richard Rose. Beatrice (Cara Ricketts), Chancy (Diego Matamoros), Lustra (Kelli Fox), Rev. Peacock (Victor Ertmanis), Fr. Moses (David Collins), Lead (Kevin Hanchard), Deal (Audrey Dwyer), Dice (Andre Sills), Dumas (Roy Lewis), and Wentworth Hangman (Oliver Becker). Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, November 19, 2009.
“Canonize This!” A reading by Miranda Edwards of an excerpt from Whylah Falls: The Play. Dir. Dian Marie Bridge. Obsidian Theatre Company, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, October 23, 2009.
“Blue, Blues, and Black.” Lettura poetica d’un voca dal Canada con George Elliott Clarke. Universita Ca’Foscari Venezia and Commune di Grottammare (Italia), Assessorato di Cultura e Turismo. Intermezzi musicali: Gionni Di Clemente e Bruno Censori. Voce recitante: Andrea De Santis. Translator and Dirctor: Giulio Marra. Teatro dell’Arancio, Grottammare, Italy, September 2, 2009.
Africadian History: An Exhibition Catalogue. Exhibited in “Poetry Wall-to-Wall.” Curator: Glen Downie. Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, ON, April 2009.
“Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Moravian College Music Institute. Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Singers: Dean Bowman (Malcolm), Meetu Chilana (Laxmi), Yoon Choi (Colette), and Martin Sola (Ovide). Musicians: D.D. Jackson (piano), Shane Endsley (trumpet), Dana Leong (cello), Thomas Morgan (acoustic bass), and Reggie Nicholson (drums & percussion). Foy Concert Hall, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, February 18, 2009.
“BeBopera”: “Caroline Werner Gannett Project, 2008-09 Visionaries in Motion II: The Human Imprint.” Pianist and music director: D.D. Jackson. Four songs from “Québécité” and three from “Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path.” Music: D.D. Jackson; Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Student singers. Ingles Auditorium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, October 15, 2008.
“Whylah Falls.” Director: Giulio Marra. Singers & Musicians: Andrea de Santis, Bruno Censori, Chiara Sabbatini, and Johnny Di Clemente. A presentation of poems and songs from Whylah Falls: The Play. Sala Kursaal, Commune di Grottammare, Grottammare, Italy, September 3, 2008.
“Elegy on Africadian History.” Curator: Ania Sieczkowska. Music: Lidia Khaner. [Musical setting and performance of my poem, “Africadian History.”] Art and Life. The McCleod Lofts, Edmonton, AB, June 13, 2008.
“T.”: Scenes from Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path. Book: George Elliott Clarke. Presented by Political Science student Mandy MacLean. James Spray (Trudeau), Jenna Barnes (Margaret / Simone Cixous), Edward McNamara (Roscoe Robertson), and Christopher Campbell (Jacques Fanon). Memorial Hall, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, April 8, 2008.
Two Songs/Scenes from Québécité. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Seven Songs / Scenes from Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Presented as part of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. D.D. Jackson (piano), John Lindsay-Botten (Trudeau) and Janice Jackson (Margaret). Sponsored by Mu Lan Chinese Cultural Centre and Pier 21. Heritage Hall, Pier 21 Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 24, 2007.
“Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path.” Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Opera workshop presentation for the Harbourfront Centre. Graham Cozzubo (Director), D.D. Jackson (Music Director), John Lindsay-Botten (Trudeau), Douglas Tranquada (Mao / Castro / Fanon), Vanya Abrahams (Robertson / Neruda / Mandela / Chorus), Zorana Sadiq (Margaret / Chorus), Marcia Whitehead (Yu / Cixous / Chorus), D.D. Jackson (piano / keyboard), Peter Pavlovsky (acoustic and electric bass), and Andy Morris (percussion). Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario, April 14, 2007.
“Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path.” Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Dramatic reading presentation as part of theAfriCanadian Playwrights Festival. Colin Taylor (director), Jennifer Dowding (apprentice stage manager), Philip Aiken (Neruda / Roscoe Robertson / Nelson Mandela), Marjorie Chan (Yu Xuanji / Marguerite), Sonia Dhillon (Simone Cixous), Matthew Edison (Trudeau), and Von Flores (Mao / Kennedy / Castro / Jacques Fanon). The Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, August 26, 2006.
Québécité. Play: George Elliott Clarke. Pennyworth Productions. Director: Jessica Ruano. Actors: Greg Frankson (Ovide Rimbaud), Supinder Kaur (Laxmi Bharati), Emmanuel Jean-Simon (Malcolm States), and Candace Cheung (Colette Chan). Musicians: Michael Ross, Sean Patrick Keohane, and Alain Reain. Ottawa Fringe Festival. Ottawa, Ontario. June 16-18 & June 22-24, 2006.
“Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path.” Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Opera workshop presentation to the Trudeau Foundation. D.D. Jackson (piano), Janice Jackson (vocals), John Lindsey-Botten (vocals), and Douglas Tranquada (vocals). The Garden Room, K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, June 16, 2006.
Eight Songs/Scenes from Québécité. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Northrop Frye International Literary Festival. D.D. Jackson (piano), Dean Bowman (vocals), and Yoon Choi (vocals). Théâtre l’Escaouette. Moncton, New Brunswick. April 29, 2006.
“Everything Is Free.” Text: George Elliott Clarke. Music: Jeremiah Sparks. The Nova Scotia Mass Choir. Share the Dream: A Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Richard Preston. Alderney Landing Theatre. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. January 22, 2005.
“Studying on Richard Preston.” Text: George Elliott Clarke. Share the Dream: A Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Richard Preston. Alderney Landing Theatre. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. January 22, 2005.
“Lushly.” Song from “Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Text: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Martin Luther King Day Lecture and Reading. Damaris Unverzagt (Mezzosoprano) and Jochen Scheufens (piano). Universität Bonn. Bonn, Germany. January 17, 2005.
“Lushly.” Song from “Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Text: George Elliott Clarke. Music: D.D. Jackson. Van Dyke Jazz Combo, with Grant Van Dyke (flute), Brock Van Dyke (piano), and Rachel Burey (singer). Capitol Theatre—Pentastar. Windsor, ON. October 22, 2004.
“Hanging Daniel Sampson.” First reading of play. Text: George Elliott Clarke. Director: Lise Ann Johnson. With Thom Allison, Matthew Mao Fadzean, Karen Robinson, Cheri Maracle, Jackie Richardson, Alex Pooh Goldin, Jeff Jones, et al. Equity Showcase Theatre. Toronto, ON. August 16, 2004.
“East Coasting, or Make It Beautiful.” Broadcast. Text: George Elliott Clarke. Music Director: Joe Sealy. Director: Damiano Pietropaolo. CBC Radio, March 21 (Sunday Showcase) & 22 (Monday Night Playhouse), 2004.
“East Coasting, or Make It Beautiful.” Text: George Elliott Clarke. Music Director: Joe Sealy. Music: Joe Sealy, Jeremiah Sparks, James Rolfe, Delvina Bernard, and D.D. Jackson. Actors: Phil Akin and Arlene Duncan. Singers: Arlene Duncan and Darryl Huggins. Director: Damiano Pietropaolo. CBC Radio Arts. Glenn Gould Studio. Toronto, ON. February 17, 2004.
Three songs from “Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Pianist: D.D. Jackson. Singers: Min Lee, Chimwemwe Miller, Yves Pierre, and Nadia Theobal. Director: Jeri Brown. Dr. Norman F. Cornett’s Religious Studies class at McGill University. St. James United Church. Montreal, QC. February1, 2004.
Three songs from “Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Pianist: D.D. Jackson. Singers: Min Lee, Chimwemwe Miller, Yves Pierre, and Nadia Theobal. Director: Jeri Brown. Black Theatre Workshop’s Eighteenth Annual Vision Celebration Fundraiser Gala. Hôtel Omni. Montreal, QC. January 31, 2004.
“Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Director: Colin Taylor. The Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Vancouver, BC. October 17-18, 2003.
“Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Opera Broadcast. Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Director: Colin Taylor. Canadian Broadcasting Coroporation Radio Two. “In Performance.” October 10, 2003.
“Québécité: A Jazz Opera.” Opera Premier. Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Director: Colin Taylor. The Guelph Jazz Festival. The River Run Centre. Guelph, Ontario, September 5, 2003.
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“Québécité.” Opera Workshop. Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Facilitator: Ajay Heble. The Guelph Jazz Festival. The River Run Centre. Guelph, Ontario, June 12-15, 2003.
Beatrice Chancy." Opera. Excerpt. Directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. Canadian Gala Concert. Opera in Concert. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON. October 27, 2002.
“Everything Is Free.” Music by Susan ‘Rudy’ Odle. Lyrics by George Elliott Clarke. Recorded by Susan Odle. Rudy’s Folk House. September 2002.
“Québécité.” Opera Workshop. Music: D.D. Jackson. Libretto: George Elliott Clarke. Facilitator: Ajay Heble. The Guelph Jazz Festival. The River Run Centre. Guelph, Ontario, September 4-5, 2002.
“Le Cascate di Whylah.” [Whylah Falls: The Play.] Trans. Giulio Marra; Dir. Giuseppe Emiliani. Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia. Teatro Carlo Goldoni. Venezia, Italia, May 24, 2002.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera. Directed by Dairine Ni Mheadhra. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. Edmonton Opera and The Citadel Theatre Co-Present the Queen of Puddings Production. The Citadel Theatre. Edmonton, Alberta, February 8, 10-11, 13, 2001.
"Beatrice Chancy." Film of Opera. Directed by Paul Carrière. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. Produced by Patricia Smith-Strom for "Opening Night," Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2001.
[“Cora’s Kitchen”: A Monologue from Whylah Falls: The Play.] Performed by Satori Shakoor. AfriCanadian Playwrights Festival. DuMaurier Theatre. Toronto, Ontario. April 2000.
"One Heart Broken Into Song." Feature Film. Directed by Clement Virgo. Screenplay by George Elliott Clarke. Produced by Picture Plant Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1998-1999. Première: Park Lane Cinema, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 24, 1999. Broadcast: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, November 21, 1999.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera. Directed by Dairine Ni Mheadhra. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. Eastern Front Theatre Presents the Queen of Puddings Production. Alderney Landing Theatre. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, August 12, 14-15, 1999.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera. Directed by Dairine Ni Mheadhra. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. The Queen of Puddings. DuMaurier Theatre. Toronto, Ontario, June 19-20, 23, 25-26, 1999.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera. Directed by Dairine Ni Mheadhra. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. The Queen of Puddings. Music Gallery. Toronto, Ontario, June 18-20, 1998.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera libretto. Music by James Rolfe. 1993-1998.
"Whylah Falls." Staged Reading of Play. Directed by Paula Danckert. "On the Verge: Theatre New Works Festival." National Arts Centre. Ottawa, Ontario. May 29, 1998.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera Workshop. Directed by Dairine Ni Mheadhra. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. The Queen of Puddings. Music Gallery. Toronto, Ontario, December 15, 1997.
"Beatrice Chancy." Staged Reading of Play. Directed by Colin Taylor. CELAFI (Celebrating African Identity) '97 in association with Theatre WUM and Theatre Passe Muraille. Toronto, Ontario, July 10-11, 1997.
"Whylah Falls." Play. Directed by Paula Danckert. Eastern Front Theatre. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. January 8-11, 1997. [Named "Play of the Year," Daily News, Halifax NS, December 28, 1997, 36.]
"Whylah Falls." Radio play. Music by Joe Sealy. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1995. Broadcast: November 24 & 25, 1996.
"Beatrice Chancy." Opera Workshop. Directed by Dairine Ni Mheadhra. Music by James Rolfe. Libretto by George Elliott Clarke. The Queen of Puddings. Toronto, Ontario, June 7, 1996.
"Revolt of the Cool." Feature Film Screenplay. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario. 1993-1997.
"Africville." Lyric. Music by Delvina Bernard. Lord You Brought Me A Mighty Long Way: An African Nova Scotian Musical Journey. Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia. 1998.
"Africville" and "Old Pictures." Two lyrics. Music by Delvina Bernard. In My Soul. Four the Moment Recording Artists. JAM Productions. 1995.
"Everything Is Free." Poem. Music by Laura Hoffman. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall Convocation, October 1994.
"Interviews with Black Canadian Writers." Producer/Interviewer for The Arts Tonight, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario. 1993-1994.
"Africville," "Betty's Blues," and "Old Pictures." Three lyrics. Music by Delvina Bernard. Four the Moment--Live! Four the Moment Recording Artists. JAM Productions Ltd. 1993.
"One Heart Broken Into Song." Feature Film Screenplay. Picture Plant Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1992-1998.
"West Hants County" and "Lydia Jackson." Two lyrics. Music by Delvina Bernard. We're Still Standing. Four the Moment Recording Artists. JAM Productions Ltd. 1988.