Mary's Near Death Experience by Jamie Tea
Creator/Performer: Jamie Tea
A (queer) spiritual journey which began with Our Lady of the Pitz, Barring an Act of Gawd, and Sisters of the Oyster Cloister... continues in another chapter. Sister Mary believes she is following an omen when a huge rock falls from the sky and scarcely misses her head. Physical theatre and song.
Jamie Tognazzini (alias Jamie Tea) is a trans-disciplinary artist, specializing in voice/music, movement, eccentric performance, costume, under-the-camera animation, and aerial circus arts. Jamie primarily develops unusual mixed-media live performance, experimenting with pictures and creating costumes. Jamie intends to use circus, musical theatre and handmade animation/puppetry to tell stories;the creation of imaginative, honest mythologies to culminate in original live performances throughout Canada and the world. In 2009, Jamie was seen performing the role of Cheryl in Evil Dead: the Musical in Calgary at Vertigo Theatre, and at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. Mentionable 2010/2011 appearances include the Fluid Movement Arts Festival, Exposure Queer Arts Festival (Edmonton), Toxic Avenger: the Musical, and the biannual CAOS Festival in Calgary. Awards include ACDI funding, Canada Council support, and ALIS Artistic Career Development Scholarships. Jamie's video work with collaborator Keith Murray is in the permanent exhibit of the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.