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SWANKHIPSTER BIO T.Paul Ste. Marie
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* BIO & PERFORMANCE RESUME *
SWANKHIPSTER a.k.a. T.PAUL STE.
MARIE
* EMCEE * HOST * SIDESHOW BARKER *
* PERFORMER  * ACTOR * POET *
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PERFORMANCE RESUME

SELECTED TELEVISION - FILM - RADIO



CITY TV’s Book Television -  the Word News - Broadcaster/Segment Producer/Host for lit an spoken word related stories in BC

CBC's NATIONAL POETRY FACE-OFF - CBC Radio - HOST - for local and national broadcast on CBC

Radio CanadaJAKE 2.0 - SPECIALTY BACKGROUND (ballroom dancer) - UPN

100% MAPLE VERSE - HOST - CBC television pilot / FRAME 3O PROD. / MICHAEL HAMM DIR.

ZED TV - GUEST ARTIST - CBC TV / LAWRENCE  MACDONALD DIR.

WORD SLAMMERS - HOST / RADIO PERFORMER - CBC RADIO NEWFOUNDLAND / ANGELA  ANTLE PROD.

THE WHOLE SHEBANG - BACKGROUND - FEATURE FILM, George Zaloom Dir. - w/Stanley Tucci, Bridget Fonda

PEAS - ACTOR / SPOKEN WORD / WRITER (comissioned to write & perform poem in film) - SARA MITCHELL DIR.

NATIONAL POETRY FACE-OFF-NORTH BY NORTHWEST CBC RADIO - WRITER/PERFORMER - RADIO ONE / SHERYL MCKAY PROD.

THUNDERING WORD HEARD DOC. - PRINCIPAL/HOST - POOKA PROD. / WARREN DEAN FULTON DIR.

INVOCATION - A VIDEOPOEM - PRINCIPAL/PRODUCER - MONKEY KING PROD. / KAGAN GOH DIR.

BLAZE X.P.D. television/internet series- PRINCIPAL - FLUIDITY WORKS PROD. - JESUS BASUEL DIR.

An American Christmas Carol - BACKGROUND - Eric Till - Dir

Title Shot - BACKGROUND - Les Rose - Dir.

SELECTED HOST - EMCEE
(also see television / radio)

TROPICANA GIRL ENTERTAINMENT'S NIGHTS AT SAMBA BRAZILIAN RESTAURANT - EMCEE - Hosting a twice weekly show that presents a Vegas-style, Tropicana Girls review with various dancers & ANDRE DA SILVA a Capoeira performer.


YALETOWN SUMMER CELEBRATION - 2004 - EMCEE - w/Tracy Bell, The World Youth Rhythm Ensemble, Soulstream and more

VAN TAT - BC's ist Annual Tattoo Exhibition - EMCEE - with over 100 international artists, tattoo contests, circus sideshow & tattoo legend CAPTAIN DON LESLIE,  bands: SWOLLEN MEMBERS, BILLY BUTCHER, ZIMMERS HOLE, CRYSTAL PISTOL, KROME.

RICHMOND COUNTRY FARMS 20th ANNIVERSARY "PUMPKIN PATCH" - EMCEE - with Wally Tiemer as ELVIS GOLD, ABBA CADABRA ABBA tribute band - Legends of Rock'n Roll

BROKEN WORD - A free flow evening with DANIEL PACKARD - EMCEE / PRODUCER / PERFORMER / PROMOTER - Part of the VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL 2003 - w/ Daniel Packard, Jacques Lalonde, Sam Shoichet, John Crawford, T.Paul - CRUSH CHAMPAGNE LOUNGE,  Van.

BLAST Productions - "SURF & SKA" SHOW - HOST/EMCEE - W/The Hounds of Buskerville, The Reverberators, VP & the Hammerheads, Natural Flavors - THE CAMBRIAN HALL, VAN.

RUMBLETONE PRODUCTIONS "HOT AUGUST NIGHTS" VINTAGE SCOOTER & MOTORCYCLE SHOW - EMCEE - w/JOHN FORD, THE SMEERS,  NASTY ON, PETE MILLS, SPEED TO KILL, BIG JOHN BATES, THE CINCH, CHINATOWN - WALDORF HOTEL, VAN.

CANADA DAY CELEBRATION AT SINCLAIR CENTRE - EMCEE - with "Nearly Neil", Chinese Dance Troupe and more - SIEGEL ENTERTAINMENT

FIRST ANNUAL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL - EMCEE - with "ELVIS GOLD", ABBACADABRA, TRULY TINA, ROY ORBISON tribute LARRY BRANSON, BONNIE KILROE as CHER / MARILYN and more - LEGENDS OF ROCK'N ROLL

TED JOANS - A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE & WORDS - HOST - BUKOWSKI'S BAR & GRILL

IN THE HOUSE FESTIVAL - HOST/PERFORMER
  
THE CORRUPT CABARET 1, 2,3, 4, 5 & 6 - THE EMCEE - SILVERTONE TAVERN, VAN. - BONNIE KILROE PROD.

2nd ANNUAL "KISS THE PIG" DAY - HOST - FUNDRAISER - CND. JEANS FOR GENES DAY

"CONNECT" an ongoing series - CO-PRODUCER/HOST - the RAILWAY CLUB, VAN.

the WetSpots live cd recording party - EMCEE - MILK, VAN.

2003 & the 25TH ANNIVERSARY-VAN. INT'L FOLK FEST - PRODUCER/HOST - TWH STAGE - DUGG SIMPSON ARTISTIC DIR.

WORMWOOD BROS. CIRCUS SIDESHOW - BARKER/EMCEE/SHOWMAN/CO-PRODUCER - VANCOUVER

LITTLE MOUNTAIN / RILEY PARK COMM. FEST - HOST - CITY OF VANCOUVER

THUNDERING WORD HEARD @ NMW02 - EMCEE/PRODUCER TWH STAGE - w/ MALCOLM JAMAL
WARNER, SCRAP ARTS KIA KADIRI, CASS KING, SHANE KOYCZAN - TOM LEE MUSIC HALL, VAN.

THUNDERING WORD HEARD - HOST/PRODUCER - ongoing weekly open mic series - CAFE MONTMARTRE, VAN.

T.PAUL PRESENTS… - HOST/PRODUCER - the MAIN, VAN.

THE LIVING CLOSET - EMCEE - the WISE HALL, POINTLESS HYSTERIA, VAN.


3RD & 4th ANNUAL VAN. VIDEOPOEM FEST - EMCEE - EDGEWISE ELECTROLIT CENTRE PROD. - PACIFIC CINEMATEQUE

10TH ANNI. VAN. STORYTELLING FEST 2001, 2002 & 2003 FEST - EMCE/POET/PRODUCER TWH STAGE - VANCOUVER MUSEUM - GWEN KALLIO ARTISTIC DIR.

BLUE LIZARD NEW YEARS GALAS 2001 / 2002 - EMCEE - BLUE LIZARD PROD. - WALDORF HOTEL, VAN.

CONSCIOUS DEVELOPMENT ongoing series (now defunct) - HOST/CO-PRODUCER/PUBLICIST -the BLARNEY STONE, VAN.

TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS Vancouver's longest running poetry open mic venue - HOST-2000 - BUKOWSKI'S BAR & GRILL, VAN.


SELECTED POETRY - SPOKEN WORD

SPELLBOUND ABCDE FALL CONFERENCE 2003 - EDUCATOR / SPOKEN WORD  - teaching teachers how to teach spoken word & poetry to secondary students - sponsored by ABCDE - Lord Byng Secondary School, Van., B.C.

VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM - FEATURE PERFORMER - Dead Poet's Slam - Cafe Deux Soleil - Van.

IN THE HOUSE FESTIVAL - HOST/SPOKEN WORD ARTIST - VANCOUVER

CABARET VULGARE - the WESTERN FRONT'S 30th ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR - PERFORMANCE POETRY - live www broadcast w/ ALEX VARTY, the WETSPOTS, KEVIN HOUSE and more

Making A Scene Theatre Conference, 2003 - RAPPOTEUR / PERFORMANCE POET- comissioned to write & perform summarizing poem at conference  - G.V.P.T.A.

SPOKEN WORD & WORKSHOP TOUR w/ ArtStarts in Schools - POET / EDUCATOR - KITIMAT, TERRACE, B.C.

2001 van slam -  FINALIST

BLACKSHEEP BOOKS  "NAKED POETRY MARATHON" - FEATURED POET - with Ted Joans, Ralph Alfonso, Peter Trower, Jen Lam, Tanya Evanson-Van.

"THE CAT'S ASS" at the ARTIST SUPPORT STUDIOS (A.S.S.)  - FEATURED POET - with Jacques Lalonde, Ivan Coyote-Vancouver

SLACKERBONDING WEBZINE PARTY - FEATURED SPOKEN WORD ARTIST  - Naked Lounge,Van.
CHAPTER'S Bookstore on Robson - FEATURED POET - Vancouver

MANOR OF SPEAKING part of THE NEW MUSIC WEST FESTIVAL 2000 - FEATURED SPOKEN WORD ARTIST - Church of Pointless Hysteria, Vancouver

GET LIT - FEATURED SPOKEN WORD ARTIST with my jazz trio BIRTH OF A NOTION  - with New Yorks Taylor Mali and International SLAM Champion of 2000, Shane Koyczan - Produced by Cass King, Van
IL CORAZONE Performance Society - FEATURED SPOKEN WORD ARTIST - Vancouver

Guest Poet with the Vancouver Slam Poetry Assosiation with "Slampappy" Marc Smith, the founder of SLAM at The Roundhouse-Vancouver

SELECTED THEATRE

BROKEN WORD - A free flow evening with DANIEL PACKARD - EMCEE / PRODUCER / PERFORMER /  PROMOTER - Part of the VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL 2003 - w/ Daniel Packard, Jacques Lalonde, Sam Shoichet, John Crawford, T.Paul - CRUSH CHAMPAGNE LOUNGE,  Van

DRAGONLAND - GUEST PERFORMER -ONE CRAZY FRENCHMAN PROD. -  JACQUES LALONDE DIR. - the WATERFRONT THEATRE, VAN.

TUNA-AN AGIT PASTORAL - "Charlie" PRINCIPAL - O.K. THEATRE CO. - MIKE SAURETTE DIR. - the SUGAR REFINERY, VAN.

FREIGHT TRAIN LAND a hip hop opera - "Holy Beat Janitor" PRINCIPAL - EAST SIDE ETERNITY Prod. - C.R. AVERY DIR. - the CAVERN THEATRE, the WESTERN FRONT, VAN.

TONY'N TINA'S WEDDING - "Sal Antonucci", "Donnie Dulce" etc...SWING (6 characters) - HOARSE RAVEN THEATRE CO. - MIKE FERRA DIR., VAN.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - "Inspector Pissani" PRINCIPAL - Q-ART THEATRE CO-OP - JOHN TENCH DIR., TORONTO

TWELVE ANGRY MEN - "Juror 11" ENSEMLE - Q-ART THEATRE CO-OP - GABOR ZSIGOVICS DIR. - TORONTO

Q-ART THEATRE CO-OP - ACTING/STAGEFIGHTING - GABOR ZSIGOVICS
THEATRE AQUARIUS SUMMER PROGRAM - ACTING FOR THEATRE, FILM & TELEVISION - PETER MANDIA Instr.

SELECTED DANCE


SWELL, a High Class Affair - lead male dancer / emsemble - jazz - SWELL PRODUCTIONS - Ivan E. Coyote / D.J. PRODUCERS, VAN.

UBERLESQUE DANCERS - jazz / burlesque / cabaret - BLUE LIZARD / CASS KING PRODUCTIONS, VAN.

"SMOKING" - modern dance / lead male - Jackie LaTandrese dance troupe - KITCHENER, ONT.

SPECIAL SKILS

Emcee/host,singer, dance (some – jazz, modern, ballroom), character voices – dialects & accents, kung fu, specialized martial arts & weapons handling, western horseback riding, mime, clowning, fire breathing, billiards, C.P.R. / A.R. / first aid, writer of scripts short stories and poetry,painter/fine artist, graphic & computer graphic design, promoter, producer of live events

 

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