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2009Poetry, Spoken Word & Vocals unless otherwise indicated 2010
BLACK HISTORY IN FILM FESTIVAL 2010 screening of "Almost Forgot my Bones" Rio Theatre, Vancouver BC POETRY GABRIOLA FESTIVAL November 13 & 15 2009 Gabriola Island BC Good Girl, Bad Girl MC Evalyn Parry, Sheila Norgate Rumi and Sema Sufi Poetry & Whirling Workshop 2009 FESTIVAL PHOTOS ON FLICKR RUMI CELEBRATION September 28 2009 Vancouver Public Library Vancouver BC a talk on whirling VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM August 3 2009, Cafe Deux Soleils Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson feature poet w/Pepe Danza 4TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PAVILION CANADA DAY July 1 2009, Granville Island Vancouver BC Griot Massive musical performance Tanya Evanson, Linx, Tony Roldan & Anand Greenwell LEAGUE OF CANADIAN POETS 43RD ANNUAL POETRY FESTIVAL June 13 2009 SFU Harbour Center Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson panel moderator BLACK MUSIC MONTH June 5 2009 Raw Canvas Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson, Patrica Ray, Luis Gutierrez, Clifton Pierre, Ndidi Cascade, Kurai Mubaiwa, Carlos Joe Costa, Scruffmouth WAX POETIC FUNDRAISER April 7 2009 Cafe Deux Soleils Vancouver BC WORLD POETRY March 30 2009 Vancouver Public Library Vancouver BC CBC POETRY FACE OFF March 20 2009 Cafe Deux Soleils Vancouver BC TONGUES OF FIRE Febraury 26 2009 Solstice Cafe Victoria BC BLACK WRITER'S NETWORK - LONG TIME COMING February 16 2009 Vancouver Public Library Vancouver BC 17TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL February 7 & 8 2009 Heritage Hall Vancouver BC performance & discussion panelist: Contemporary Myths & The Storyteller’s Responsibility ANCESTRAL RHYTHMS & ORAL TRADITIONS February 6 2009 Cafe Deux Soleils Vancouver BC screening of Almost Forgot My Bones videopoem top ↑ RAW CANVAS POETRY JAM December 10 2008, Raw Canvas, Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson feature Poet CBC RADIO ONE December 7 2008, North by Northwest Vancouver BC artist interview FLOETICS October 29 2008, Bump N Grind Cafe Vancouver BC The Memorists CD launch feature performance top ↑ 2007 2006 YERYUZUNUN NEFESI ANU 4
Improvised Arts June 16, 17, & 18 2005 Roundhouse Vancouver BC WORLD POETRY June 13 2005, Vancouver Public Library Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson, Victoria Pascha, Robin Susanto, Stanford Tuey, Mary Wright, Chris Eigbike BEATS WITHOUT BORDERS Spoken Word & Music May 26 2005, Atlantis, Vancouver BC feature musical guest Tanya Evanson & African Science (Carlos Joe Costa, John Howard & guest) MUGWUMP Spoken Word, Music & Video February 25 2005, Galata Perform, Istanbul, Turkey Şevket Akinci, Korhan Erel, Ozan Akinci, Kaya Hacaloğlu Poetry & Music July 2 2004, Cafe Montmartre, Vancouver BC special guests Carlos Joe Costa, John Howard, C.R. Avery SISTAHOOD CELEBRATION Poetry, Spoken Word & Music March 8 2004, Picadilly Pub, Vancouver BC Kia Kadiri, Ndidi Cascade, Green Tara, Deanna Teeple, Zenobia Salik, Shankhini, Rachel Flood, Bridgee k, Chena Fines, Barbara Adler, Karine Zamor, Tanya Evanson, Ivan E. Coyote, Laurie Bricker, Amalia Townsend UNDER THE GRIOT TREE February 16-21 2004, Roundhouse Vancouver BC WHEN SISTERS SPEAK Poetry, Spoken Word & Dance January 17 2004 St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Toronto ON Rashida Bartley, Queen Sheba, Jemeni, Tanya Evanson, Motion, Caribbean Dance Theatre top ↑ ANU 3
Improvised Arts October 1, 2 & 3 2003, Roundhouse Vancouver BC WORLD POETRY August 11 2003, Vancouver Public Library Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson, Sandra Lucke, James & Doug, Seamus Gagne VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL Thundering Word Heard cabaret & opening for Billy Bragg July 18-20 2003, Jericho Beach Park Vancouver BC URBAN ALL-STAR POETS SHOWCASE June 29 2003, La Isla, Ottawa BC Dwayne Morgan, Shauntay Grant, Motion, The Original 1, Buttaphly, the nth digri, Tanya Evanson COCO CAFE June 2003, Montreal QC SPEAKEASY 2003 May 25 2003, Gumboot, Robert's Creek BC Tanya Evanson feature Poet & Mahatma Slim SPRING DREAM 2003 Music & Dance March 22 2003, Jewish Community Centre Vancouver BC VALENTINES POETRY JAM February 14 2003, Kharma Kitchen Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson, Ted Joans, Shane Koyczan, Barbara Adler, Robert Waltz, Gena Perala EMERALD SOUL Music & Spoken Word Black History Month celebrations February 8 2003, UBC Pit Pub, Vancouver BC top ↑ ANU 2 Improvised Arts November 19 2002, Roundhouse, Vancouver BC REEL FAST 48-HOUR FILM FESTIVAL Gala Sreening & Awards Party August 24 2002, Commodore, Vancouver BC screening of "One Way" short film CBC ZED TV 2002, CBC Studios, Vancouver BC live in-studio performance top ↑ RIBSAUCE CD/BOOK LAUNCH
December 18 2001, Bukowski's, Vancouver BC "SPEAK UP" December 11 2001, Bukowski's, Vancouver BC Film & Poetry screening of documentary and performance with Salmon Avalanche, Susan Cormier, Rachel Flood, Kagan Goh, Zeechillah the Great, Fernando Raguero, Svelte Ms Spelt, T.Paul Ste. Marie, R.C. Weslowski WORLD POETRY Poetry & Music December 10 2001, Vancouver Public Library Vancouver BC Tanya Evanson, Edgar Garcia, Roger Blenman, Alejandro Mujica-Olea DOMESTICITY Arts Festival November 24 2001, Video in Studio Vancouver BC VANCOUVER VIDEOPOEM FESTIVAL November 8 2001, Pacific Cinematheque Vancouver BC Poetry Cabaret with bill bissett, Tanya Evanson, Alice Tepexquintle, Sheri-D Wilson URSULA RUCKER Poetry & Music November 6 2001, Richard's on Richards Vancouver BC opening act with guest musicians UNREFINED September 16 2001 Sugar Refinery Vancouver BC Ndidi Cascade, Rupix Cube, Lost Tribes of the Sun, Inject, VBC Posse, Zenobia, Laurie Bricker, Tanya Evanson, Donse, Kyprios, Adrienne Moore, Michael Ziff, 4th World Occupants TRANSMETAPHORIA - BLACK POETICS August 16 2001, Sonar, Vancouver BC NEW FORMS FESTIVAL August 3, 2001, Public Lounge, Vancouver BC Aislinn Hunter, Shani Mootoo, Rachel Flood, Tanya Evanson, Kompound BLACK SHEEP BOOKS BENEFIT WITH VEDA HILLE Music & Poetry June 1 2001, Richard's on Richards Vancouver BC Veda Hille, Shel Neufeld, Phoenix Wisebone, The Winks, Janine MacLeod, Tanya Evanson GET LIT Poetry, Spoken Word & Music May 10 2001, Alibi Room, Vancouver BC June Melby, Johnny Wisdom, Tanya Evanson, Ralph Shaw, DJ Todd Tomorrow BLACK SHEEP BOOKS April 27 2001, Black Sheep Books Vancouver BC feature Poets Tanya Evanson & Sue Wheeler SAVAGE LOVE (TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS) a play by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin March 20 2001, Bukowski's, Vancouver BC performed by Angelo Renai, Reese McBeth, Tanya Evanson, Conrad Sarsnick, Susan Cormier, Jill Binder, Kagan Goh UNREFINED March 18 2001, Sugar Refinery, Vancouver BC Buddy Wakefield, Rachel Flood, Tanya Evanson, Obese Beats SISTAHOOD Poetry, Spoken Word & Music March 8 2001, Sonar, Vancouver BC Ndidi Cascade, Kia Kadiri, QB The Matriach, Zenobia, T.L. Cowan, Rachel Flood, Susan Cormier, Tanya Evanson, Laurie Bricker, Adrien Moore, DJ Ariel, Soulsista, One Trick Rodeo, Madass BLACK IS SPOKEN HERE (TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS) Black History Month event February 27 2001, Bukowski's, Vancouver BC Nadine Chambers, Troy Jackson, Laurent Fough, Roger Blenman, Dov Grey, Marc Callender, Tanya Evanson, Vic Licorish, Nikola Marin, Mahatma Slim top ↑ KALI'S FEAST (TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS) Vancouver Women on the Poetry Mic December 5, 2000, Bukowski's, Vancouver BC Anne Stone, Noele Pion, Rachel Flood, Laurie Bricker, Tanya Evanson, Susan Cormier, Salmon Avalanche, Sienna Geary, Abby Wenner, T.L. Cowan CAFE DEL ARTISTA 2000, Cafe Del Artista San Miguel De Allende Mexico Tanya Evanson, Kagan Goh, Goh Po Seng UNDER THE VOLCANO Art & Social Change August 13 2000, Cates Park, North Vancouver BC BLACK SHEEP BOOKS January 28 2000, Black Sheep Books Vancouver BC feature Poets Tanya Evanson & Mavis Jones top ↑ BLACK SHEEP BOOKS SURVIVAL BENEFIT
November 28 1999, Performance Works Vancouver BC selected poets: Andrea Thompson, S.R. Duncan, Jen Lam, Abby Wener, Diane Laloge, Tim Lander, Lynn Coady, Tanya Evanson, Susan Mullen, C.R. Avery, Wayde Compton, John Donlan, Catherin Owen, Karen Connelly, Ralph Alfonzo, Bud Osborn BLACK SHEEP BOOKS October 1 1999, Black Sheep Books Vancouver BC feature Poets Marc Creamore & Tanya Evanson 1998 1997 Poetry, Spoken Word & Music May 26 1997, Jailhouse, Montreal QC Queen Size S.H.A.G., Abi Slone, Bendy Wendy, MC Dana McLeod, Tanya Evanson, Victoria Stanton, Anna Crago, Tiff, Leah Libin PEN.UMBRA LAUNCH Poetry by Women of Colour May 9 1997, Isart Gallery, Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Rima Bannerji, Nneka, Christine Deita, Wendy Lai, Aliya Haer YAWP! May 3 1997, Rivoli, Toronto ON Heather O'Neill, Emily S. Downing, Tanya Evanson, Jay Bier, Ed Fuller, Colin Mackenzie, Allessandra Brocca LIPS - A BENEFIT FOR INDEX MAGAZINE April 19 1997, Isart Gallery, Montreal QC Gaby Jr., Edith's Mission, DJ Tobias Tinker, Jonathan Goldstein, Rima Bannerji, Victoria Stanton, Vince Tinguely, Tanya Evanson, Melanie Newton, Todd Swift, Heather O'Neil, Paul McRae CLICKING TONGUES Radical Women of Colour February 13 1997, Ethnic Origins Bookstore Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Yvonne Sam, Bernadette Charles, Dzian, Yovanka Mcbean, Tamara Brown, Uzzy Dike VOLUME Multicultural Music & Poetry January 25 1997, Isart Gallery, Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Rima Bannerji, Dan Laxer, Ophelia Lanzas, Megan Bain, David Jaeger, Richard Calvé, Heather McLeod, Andrew Sweeney, Steve Rosenberg YAWP! January 17, 1997, Cabaret, Montreal QC Dorothy Scott, Rhytmic Missionaries, Lisa Gamble, Andrew Sweeney, Tanya Evanson, Elaine O'Connor, Emily S. Downing, Janine, C4, Jon Robinson, Stephen Lewis, Jay Bier UNUSUAL SUSPECTS January 10, 1997, Isart Gallery, Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Annabelle Chvostek, Kathleen Kajioka, Rima Bannerji, Alex Boutros, Aliya Haer top ↑ VOLUME Multicultural Music & Poetry December 21 1996, Isart Gallery, Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Ran Elfassy, Clifton Joseph, Don McGraph, Rima Bannerji, David Jaeger, DJ Blue, David Young, Blood Orange, Andrew Sweeney GIRLSPIT Girrrl-only Poetry, Spoken Word & Music October 1996, Bistro 4, Montreal QC CLICKING TONGUES Radical Women of Colour September 27 1996, Ethnic Origins Bookstore Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Rima Bannerji, Karen Stewart, Christine Deita, Pat Dylan, Sweet Lip T THE KAMASUTRA EXPERIENCE Film, Poetry & Dance June 13-15 1996, Isart Gallery, Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Andrea Palmer, Andrea Este, Darnell Robinson LA VACHE ENRAGEE Bilingual Poetry April 27 1996, Cheval Blanc, Montreal QC Tanya Evanson, Robbert Fortin, Natasha Cuddington, Daniella Jovanovic, Annabelle Chovstek, Hugh Hazelton, Julie Laforme, Officious Little Students top ↑ 7 SCARY WOMEN
December 25 1995, CKUT 90.3 FM Montreal QC live radio performance by Tamara Vukov, Tanya Evanson, Elaine Mari, Anna-Louise Crago, Sarah Baker, Rima bannerji, Ming Dinh QUE ES DIVA?
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2009Whirling with music by Mercan Dede unless otherwise indicated WINTER SOLSTICE LANTERN FESTIVAL December 21 2009 The Roundhouse Vancouver BC with music by Ali Razmy & Mahyar Safaee SEMA December 17 2009 The Roundhouse Vancouver BC Poetry, music, whirling for Sheb-i Arus with Vancouver Rumi Society & Keemia Ensemble A Mother Tongue Media & Roundhouse Partnership SACRED DANCE FESTIVAL November 7 2009 The Roundhouse Vancouver BC MYSTIC JOURNEY June 19 2009 Church of Truth Victoria BC Poetry & Whirling w/music by Saffron NŪR: LIGHT - THE ESSENCE May 23 2009 The Roundhouse Vancouver BC Asian Heritage Celebrations w/ music by Emad Armoush & Nima Gami May 7, 8 & 10 2009 Montreal, Québec & Ottawa with music by Constantinople: Kiya Tabassian, Ziya Tabassian, Pierre-Yves Martel, Didem Bashar, Misirli Ahmet (Turkey), Kyriakos Kalaitzidis (Greece), Mercan Dede (Turkey-Canada) RADIO CANADA May 5 2009, Vous Etes Ici artist interview about whirling MYSTIC JOURNEY March 21 2009 Salt Spring Centre of Yoga Salt Spring Island BC Poetry & Whirling w/music by Saffron top ↑ 2008 MYSTIC JOURNEY Poetry, Music & Whirling December 12 2008, Church of Truth Victoria BC music by Saffron ISTANBUL February 7, 9, 20, 23, & 28 2008, AKM Istanbul, Turkey music by Istanbul Government Symphony WHIRLING WORKSHOP January 13 2008, Fuaye Pera, Istanbul, Turkey music by Burak Malcok top ↑ 2007 Jazz Fest Sarajevo November 1 2007, Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina Salam Orient October 31 2007, Szene Wien, Wien Germany Mercan Dede Tour feat. Mich Gerber September 28-30 2007 Moods, Zurich Switzerland Burghof, Lorrach Germany B-Flat, Bern Switzerland Turk Sanatlari Festivali (Turkish Arts Festival) September 22 2007, Ankara Turkey music by DJ Arkin Allen Festival de Musicas Avanzadas September 14 2007, Jerez Spain Mercan Dede August 31, Babylon Alacati, Cesme Turkey Mercan Dede August 25 2007, Stockholm Sweden Mercan Dede August 24 2007, Helsinki Finland Cannakale Festivali August 2132007, Cannakale Turkey Mercan Dede & Ludovico Einaudi Italy Tour July 20-28 2007 Lecce Italy Roma Incontra il Mondo, Rome Italy MediterraNuovo & Dintorni, Sardinia Italy Oltremare, Elba Island Italy Mercan Dede July 26 & 28 Canada Day Istanbul & Ankara Turkey Mercan Dede May 13 2007, Cyprus Turkey Fabrica Europa - City Mix May 11 2007, Florence, Italy Mercan Dede April 28 2007, Club Paradiso, Amsterdam Netherlands feat. Ilhan Ersahin Nit en Vela March 31 2007, Valencia Spain Mercan Dede March 11 2007, Cemal Resit Rey, Istanbul Turkey Turkey Now Festival March 9 2007 Bimhuis, Amsterdam Netherlands Mercan Dede feat. Ceza Mercan Dede March 8 2007, Ljubljana Slovenia top ↑ 2006 Mercan Dede December 16 2006, Gent Belgium Mercan Dede November 11 2006, Piccolo Teatro, Milan Italy Mercan Dede October 20 2006, Barbican, London UK Mercan Dede October 4 & 6, Tokyo & Osaka Japan Altstadtherbst Kultur Festival September 18 2006, Dusseldorf Germany Altin Portakal Film Festivali September 16 2006, Antalya Turkey Festival Sons de Atlantico August 12 2006, Lagoa Portugal Stimmen Festival August 5 2006, Lorrach Germany Mercan Dede feat. Dhafer Youssef & Natasha Atlas Ludovico Einaudi & Mercan Dede Italy Tour July 23-27 2006 Teatro Della Concordia, Torino Italy Rome Italy Leuciana Festival, Naples Italy Mediterranneo, Cagli Italy Etnosur Festival July 21 2006, Jaen Spain Mercan Dede July 15 2006, Babylon Alacati, Cesme Turkey Pirineos Sur July 13 2006, Pyrenees Spain Mercan Dede June 3 2006, Bursa Turkey feat. Niyaz Mercan Dede May 19 2006, Aya Irini, Istanbul Turkey The Sound of Istanbul April 29 2006, Duisburg Germany Akzente Festival (where I burnt my tennereh) April 28 2006, Duisburg Germany Festival de St-Denis March 17-18 2006 Maison de Theatre et de la Danse, Paris France performance & whirling workshop Actual Festival January 4 2006, Bilboa Spain top ↑ 2005 Mercan Dede & Ludovico Einaudi Italy Tour December 14, 16, 17 & 18 2005 Bari, Rome, Milan & Morimondo Italy Mercan Dede September 7 2005, Phaselis Antique Theatre, Turkey Ars Electronica Festival September 2 2005, Linz Austria Mercan Dede August 15 2005, Istanbul Turkey feat. Natasha Atlas ANU 4 Improvised Arts June 16-18 2005 Roundhouse, Vancouver BC various musicians top ↑ 2004 top ↑ 2003 ANU 3 Improvised Arts October 1-3 2003, Roundhouse, Vancouver BC various musicians Vancouver Folk Music Festival Soulful Sufi Sounds July 18-20 2003, Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver BC music by Pepe Danza & Andre Thibault Sacred Music for Peace May 3 2003, Kits House, Vancouver BC music by Leonard Howell, Shanti Shivani & Carlos Joe Costa A Celebration of Rumi Poetry, Whirling & Music February 9 2003, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC music by Pepe Danza & Andre Thibault top ↑ 2002 ANU 2 Improvised Arts November 19 2002, Roundhouse, Vancouver BC various musicians |
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