~ Poet: Jade Anouka ~

I Am A Woman by Jade Anouka

On 1 December, 2017 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Author-made videopoems, Performance Poetry
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Inspired by Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman,” actress and poet Jade Anouka enlisted the help of a huge cast to recite her text for the camera, resulting in a uniquely polyphonic presentation. See YouTube for the text and complete list of contributors. The music is by Grace Savage.

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My Body Is Mine by Jade Anouka

On 3 October, 2017 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Author-made videopoems, Performance Poetry
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A simple but powerful videopoetic statement from British poet and actor Jade Anouka. Jade noted in an email that the poem was something she initially wrote for Black History Month.

Winning by Jade Anouka

On 14 December, 2015 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Performance Poetry, Videopoems
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A new performance poetry video from director Sabrina Grant and actor and poet Jade Anouka, with original music by Grace Savage.

Disappointment by Jade Anouka

On 22 May, 2014 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Performance Poetry, Videopoems
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British actor and poet Jade Anouka stars in this film of her poem directed by Michael Dickes, publisher of Awkword Paper Cut. Here’s the description on Vimeo:

Jade Anouka: Poem and Narration
Michael Dickes: Camera & Concept
Audio/Video Editing
Filmed on location at 59E59 Theater in
NYC using one camera and 1 lightbulb
on a wire. Kind thanks to theater staff.
Jades voice-over recorded at 48k using an AKG
large diaphram microphone.
Original soundscapes by Erokia (CC) Re-edited

Penelopiad by Jade Anouka

On 16 January, 2014 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Author-made videopoems, Performance Poetry
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A filmpoem/performance poem hybrid co-directed by Jade Anouka and Sabrina Grant, with music by Frances Lea. All three appear as actors in the film, joined by Anneka Harry and Cloudia Knight.

My Time by Jade Anouka

On 14 October, 2013 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Performance Poetry, Videopoems
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Another video by Sabrina Grant (with assistance from Anneka Henry) starring actor-poet Jade Anouka. Grant also interviewed Anouka on the set of “My Time.” I particularly like what Anouka says about trusting the director to bring her own vision to the project:

Forget by Jade Anouka

On 3 October, 2013 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Performance Poetry, Videopoems
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London-based actor and poet Jade Anouka in an understated performance of her work “Directed and edited by Sabrina Grant with assistance from Anneka Harry,” according to the note on YouTube.