Founding Artistic Director
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Marie Clements Founding Artistic Director
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Marie Clements is an award-winning performer, playwright, screenwriter, director, and founding artistic director of urban ink productions. Her ten plays includingBurning Vision, The Unnatural and Accidental Women, and Urban Tattoo have been presented on some of the most prestigious stages for Canadian and international work. As a writer Marie has worked in a variety of mediums including theatre, performance, film, multi-media, radio, and television. Her latest writing projects include her film Unnatural and Accidental invited to premiere at The MoMa Festivalin New York, Toronto Film Festival, Calgary Film Festival, Edmonton Film Festival,Sudbury Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival and The American Indian Film Festival 2006. Her work Copper Thunderbird in collaboration with urban ink, The National Arts Centre, Playwrights Workshop Montreal and the Banff Centre for the Arts, will premiere Spring 2007 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. As a producer and director Marie has been involved in the development of over fifty productions of new work across forms and disciplines. She is currently playwright in residence atThe National Arts Centre.
