NANCY DENIS
Presented by BLEACH*
Experience the profound storytelling of Nancy Denis in M’ap Boulé, Haitian Creole for ‘I’m on fire’.
Ma’p Boulé is a dramatic Cabaret about a child born of immigrants growing up in a country called Australia. Nancy Denis shares funny and pivotal stories from her journey to embrace her Black, Queer, Haitian and Australian identities, framed by the pain and joy she carries from her self-liberated Ancestors who revolted against their colonisers and created the first black-led republic of Haiti.
Supported by Carl St. Jacques, Anthea Williams, Victoria Falconer, Mick Stuart, Kween G and more, M’ap Boulé is a celebration of culture, connection, resistance and spirit.
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Content Warning – Discussions of mental health, adult themes and strong language
Writer and creator, Nancy Denis, is a multidisciplinary artist. She has worked across stage, television and film including roles in Belvoir’s Sami In Paradise, directed by Eamon Flack, STC’s Blithe Spirit directed by Paige Rattray and A Raisin In The Sun, directed by Wesley Enoch, ABC’s Cleverman, Netflix’s 600 Bottles of Wine, TikTok’s series Krystal Klairvoyant, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, and Truth, directed by James Vanderbilt. She has performed in Utp’s Home Country and Right Here Right Now festival and will be playing Clyde in Ensemble Theatres Clydes in 2023. M’ap Boulé is Nancy’s first solo show which debuted in December 2022. You can also keep up with Nancy on her YouTube channel The Nancy Denis Show where she interviews a variety of local Australian guests and musical acts. Nancy continues to work and grow within the arts expanding into visual arts in an artist residency with Red Rattler Theatre in 2023.
This event is a cabaret work and includes a combination of spoken dialogue, singing and music.
Content Warning - Mental health, adult themes and strong language
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| Photo Credit | Ibrahim Intwari |
| Acknowledgment | M’ap Boulé is produced by Performing Lines. M’ap Boulé was commissioned and produced by Utp as a film in 2020 and as a theatre production presented at Darlinghurst Theatre Company (DTC) in 2022. This project has been supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Create NSW, Crown Resorts Foundation, Packer Family Foundation, and Bankstown Arts Centre. |
| Writer, Creator and Performer | Nancy Denis |
| Director | Anthea Williams |
| Dramaturg | Liza-Mare Syron |
| Composer | Carl St Jacques |
| Musical Director and Performer | Victoria Falconer |
| Set and Costume Designer | Maitê Inaê |
| Lighting Designer | Karen Norris |
| Performer | Kween G |
| Drums / Polymba | Mick Stuart |
| Produced by | Performing Lines |
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Yugambeh Language Region and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People of the Gold Coast. We recognise their continuing connection and contributions to country and culture. We pay respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Yugambeh Language Region and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People of the Gold Coast. We recognise their continuing connection and contributions to country and culture. We pay respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
